Jafree, Sara Rizvi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5141-1107
Naveed, Ammara
Ahsan, Humna
Burhan, Syeda Khadija
Khawar, Amna
Khan, Masha Asad
Fischer, Florian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4388-1245
Article History
Received: 18 October 2024
Accepted: 7 August 2025
First Online: 19 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study has received ethics clearance from both the Institutional Review Boards of Forman Christian College University (Reference Number: FCCU-IRB-367/05-2022; Dated: 05/18/2022). and Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre (Reference Number: PKLI-IRB/AP/68; Dated: 13/04/2022). Respondents provided informed consent and data collectors assisted in recording data to facilitate illiterate or semi-literate participants.The research has been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.