Farhadi, Akram
Mohammadian, Maryam
Afrashteh, Sima https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4276-2084
Jorjani, Goljamal
Mousavi, Shahrokh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-0376
Nabipour, Iraj
Larijani, Bagher
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
Article History
Received: 26 February 2025
Accepted: 5 February 2026
First Online: 26 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The Ethics Committee of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences granted ethical permission for this study (Ethical Code: IR.BPUMS.REC.1403.238) in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration and national guidelines for research ethics. Before research enrollment, all participants gave their informed consent after being informed about procedures involved in the study. Participation was entirely optional, and any participant could withdraw consent at any moment with no repercussions.