Moradi, Soraya https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0257-9565
Pajohideh, Zahra Sadat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6714-2335
Makvandi, Somayeh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6351-1372
Rabiei, Zeinab https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4430-3500
Mohammadi, Solmaz https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8124-8600
Article History
Received: 17 November 2025
Accepted: 17 July 2026
First Online: 23 July 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethics: This research was conducted in full compliance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki regarding medical research involving human participants 22 . Ethical approval was received from the Ethics Committee of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (IR.AJUMS.REC.1402.550; Approval Date: 13 January 2024). All participants provided written informed consent before participating in the study. The nature of the study, including its objectives, procedures, potential risks and benefits, and the right to withdraw at any time without consequence, was fully explained to each participant.