Ansari, Farinaz https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5752-3446
Farajkhoda, Tahmineh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8856-6348
Nokhostin, Fahimeh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1936-5635
Zareei Mahmoodabadi, Hassan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6511-9788
Sarebanhassanabadi, Mohammadtaghi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8867-4717
Article History
Received: 12 August 2024
Accepted: 10 October 2025
First Online: 21 February 2026
Declarations
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: The Committee Ethics in Human Research at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences approved study protocol with the registration ID: IR.SSU.REC.1401.014 dated 2022/05/18. We followed all the ethical principles of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki for medical research involving human subjects. All participants signed informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.