Jafree, Sara Rizvi http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5141-1107
Naveed, Ammara
Ahsan, Humna
Burhan, Syeda Khadija
Khan, Masha Asad
Khawar, Amna
Fischer, Florian http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4388-1245
Article History
Received: 11 June 2023
Accepted: 15 May 2024
First Online: 5 June 2024
Declarations
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: This study received ethics clearance from the Ethics Review Committees of Forman Christian College University, and Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre (PKLI&RC), Lahore, Pakistan. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was taken from all respondents who were willing to participate in the study; for illiterate persons, we relied on verbal consent after explaining the aims and procedures of the study and leaving space for questions. This procedure has been approved by the ethics committees.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.