Abdulrazzaq, Yousef Mohamed
Aburawi, Elhadi
Abdulrahman, Mahera
Alshamsi, Ayesha
Zidan, Marwan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Al Jalila Foundation (Grant no. AJF201712)
Article History
Received: 7 March 2025
Accepted: 22 January 2026
First Online: 25 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval was received from relevant Institutional Review Boards or Ethics Committees to ensure compliance with ethical guidelines governing human subjects research in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The Ministry of Health Ethics Committee, DHA Ethics Committee Dubai, Tawam Hospital Institutional Review Board, Al Ain, Kanad Hospital Ethics Committee, Al Ain, and Corniche Hospital Ethics Committee, Abu Dhabi gave their approval for the study (Abu Dhabi Health Research and Technology Ethics Committee, Department of Health Abu Dhabi approval no. DOH/CVDC/2021/1742. Corniche Hospital Research Committee approval no. Ch 210120; Dubai Scientific Research Committee approval no. DSREC-11/2020_25; Tawam Hospital RESEARCH Ethics Committee approval no. AA/AJ/695.
: Informed consent was obtained from participants or their legal guardians before data collection, and measures were implemented to safeguard their privacy and confidentiality throughout the study duration.