Dehghan Haghighi, Javid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8553-4188
Hormozi, Maryam https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6064-3196
Payandeh, Abolfazl https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9875-9442
Balarak, Davoud https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3679-9726
Funding for this research was provided by:
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (7615)
Article History
Received: 29 November 2025
Accepted: 1 July 2026
First Online: 7 July 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The research was approved by the Ethics Committee for Medical Research of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (code: IR.ZAUMS.REC.1395.85), and IRCT registration number: IRCT2016061228407N1. All participants involved in the investigation signed written informed consent.