Alasvand, Simin
Ahmadi, Mehrnaz https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6621-5704
Sharif-Nia, Hamid
Asadizaker, Marziyeh
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (NCRCCD-0201, NCRCCD-0201, NCRCCD-0201, NCRCCD-0201)
Article History
Received: 24 October 2024
Accepted: 30 June 2025
First Online: 7 July 2025
Declarations
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: The ethics committee of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (IR.AJUMS.REC.1402.048) approved the research project. Administrative authorization for data collection was granted by the appropriate authorities and conducted following the Declaration of Helsinki. Before data collection, the purpose of the study and the measures taken to ensure the confidentiality of the data were explained to the participants, written informed consent was obtained, and they were informed that they could opt out of the study at any point without consequences. For illiterate people, a legal guardian or an appropriate representative of these participants provided informed consent. Additionally, permission to use the CKD-SM questionnaire was secured from its developers.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.