Saniee, Sima https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0918-3125
Pouretemad, Hamid R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7613-6778
Mokhtari, Setareh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0567-9895
Article History
Received: 9 October 2025
Accepted: 27 February 2026
First Online: 30 April 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study involving human participants was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Shahid Beheshti University (Approval Code: IR.SBU.REC.1402.133).
: Written informed consent was obtained from the parents of all participating children prior to their involvement in the study. Parents were clearly informed of their right to withdraw their child from the research at any point without consequence. In addition to parental consent, verbal assent was obtained from the children before initiating any research procedures.