Zada, Hakeem
Mubaraki, Murad A.
Qasim, Muhammad
Hussain, Mubbashir
Fozia, Fozia
Naveed, Hassan
Rehman, Abdul
Ahmad, Ijaz
Ali, Nawab
Article History
Received: 24 August 2025
Accepted: 11 November 2025
First Online: 29 December 2025
Declarations
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: All research involving human materials in this study was conducted in compliance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The ethical approval of the project was issued by the KUST Ethical Committee under reference No. Ref. No,/KUST/Ethical Committee/395 dated 06 July 2022. Participants were informed about the purpose of the study, the voluntary nature of participation, and their right to withdraw at any time without consequence. Confidentiality and anonymity of participants were assured. The patients give written informed consent to participate in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.