Rezaee, Nasrin
Abbasi, Mohammad
Pezaro, Sally
Ali, Rabea Mohsen
Mardani-Hamooleh, Marjan
Salehi, Zahra
Article History
Received: 1 July 2025
Accepted: 6 February 2026
First Online: 17 February 2026
Declarations
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: Recruitment commenced after ethical permission for the study was granted by the ethics committee of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (IR.ZAUMS.REC.1404.068). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and the right to withdraw at any stage of the research was respected. All procedures were carried out in compliance with the ethical rules and regulations of the Helsinki Declaration.
: Informed consent for publication, including the use of direct quotations without revealing participant identities, was obtained from all participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.