Hassan, Sobia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1532-8215
Mirza, Talat http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6264-3966
Khatoon, Ambrina http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7749-7754
Bukhari, Uzma http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5950-2994
Shaikh, Fouzia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2107-9542
Karim, Asad http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8064-0651
Article History
Received: 17 March 2024
Accepted: 10 September 2024
First Online: 19 September 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration and was authorized by the Ethics Review Board, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan (2861120SHPAT29.01.2021).
: Written informed consent was taken from study participants and the data collected was kept confidential.
: The anonymity of study participants is not compromised in any way as the personal information of the participants has been kept confidential and case numbers were assigned to each case to ensure that their identification is not revealed. Before performing the study, written informed consent was obtained from each participant. The consent form contained the information that data will be published without revealing names, addresses or telephone numbers of the participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.