Al-abri, Khalood https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3313-377X
Sumri, Hana AL https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9147-6164
Al-Azri, Mohammed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6136-4081
Yesodharan, Divya Kuzhivilayil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0801-2682
Al Kindi, Rahma https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3686-8624
Funding for this research was provided by:
The research was funded by the Deanship of Research Fund from Sultan Qaboos University, under the reference RF/CON/CMHH/24/03
Article History
Received: 3 November 2024
Accepted: 30 May 2025
First Online: 2 July 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and ethical approval was obtained from the Medical Research Ethics Committee (MREC) at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) (REF. NO. SQU-EC/282\2023, MREC # 3178), the Research and Ethics Committee at SQU's Nursing College (CON/RF/2023/6), and the Regional Research Committee from the Ministry of Health Oman (proposal ID: MoH/CSR/23/27491). We obtained informed consent from all participants before they completed the survey and fully informed them of their right to withdraw at any moment without needing to seek permission. We ensured the confidentiality of the data by collecting it anonymously and storing it in password-protected directories. The lead investigator obtained the data, limited access, and employed it for research purposes only.
: Not applicable
: The authors declare no competing interests.