Mohamed Awad, Mogahid https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1700-2116
Altalib, Sami https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7404-8486
Shaaban, Kamil M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9093-6168
Article History
Received: 16 December 2024
Accepted: 15 September 2025
First Online: 10 October 2025
Declarations
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: All study participants have been given written information about the study and about the opportunity to decline to participate in the survey and with this informed consent has been obtained. The survey design and questionnaire were examined and approved by the ethics committee of the Department of Community Medicine, University of Khartoum (Reference number: COMMED 2023-95-16). The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.