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Authors
Tariq, Kalsoom
Zafar, Hafsa
Sher, Nabila
Inayat, Bela
Zafar, Mashal
Fozia, Fozia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4554-7427
Islam, Sofia
Fatima, Sadia
Ahmad, Ijaz
Mohany, Mohamed
Al-Rejaie, Salim S.
Zhu, Mingkun
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Khyber Medical University (Publication Fund (No. DIR/ORIC/Ref/24/00076))
King Saud University (Researchers Supporting Project (RSPD2024R758))
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Article History
Received: 21 July 2024
Accepted: 26 September 2024
First Online: 23 October 2024
Declarations
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: The Advanced Study and Research Board (ASRB) authorized (ASRB000669/EH/IBMS) and the Ethical Committee of Khyber Medical University approved this study under (DIR/KMU-EB/EH/000453) and permission was taken from the respective tertiary care hospitals. The research was carried out following the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. 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.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
