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Article History

Received: 29 October 2022

Accepted: 21 July 2023

First Online: 28 July 2023

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Ethics approval and consent to participate: The Declaration of Helsinki and Iranian national norms for research ethics are being followed in the conduct of this study. On September 23, 2013, the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences (ref. No. B-91–14 − 2).

: The study participants have the right to leave at any moment and without giving a reason. Data collected are stored in a re-identifiable form by national ID code. The results will be presented at national and international meetings and published in a peer-reviewed journal. We aim to translate the key findings into an easily understandable format for local residents and present them through local media. Relevant findings will also be presented as policy briefs to national and local health policymakers.

: Not applicable.