Muhammad Soomar, Salman https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2602-6637
Kumar, Pardeep https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1694-3198
Dhillon, Rubaid
Khizer, Mahnam
Saeed Ali, Tazeen
Article History
Received: 29 June 2026
Accepted: 4 September 2026
First Online: 11 September 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: The research was carried out in accordance with the “ Declaration of Helsinki .” Ethical Approval was waived by the Ethics Review Committee, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.