Khan, Gulnaz https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7858-1737
Waraich, Rizwana Sanaullah
Khan, Hurtamina
Ahmed, Rifat Zubair https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5530-1383
Article History
Received: 6 October 2025
Accepted: 23 March 2026
First Online: 25 March 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), Jinnah Hospital, Karachi (Ref No. NO.F.2–81/2020-GENL/48723/JPMC), and was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to inclusion in the study.