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Authors
Cheikh Ismail, Leila
Mohamad, Maysm N.
Ohuma, Eric O.
ElHalik, Mahmoud S.
Dash, Swarup K.
Osaili, Tareq M.
Hasan, Hayder
Hashim, Mona
Saleh, Sheima T.
Daour, Rameez Al
Parker, Simon R.
Ali, Habiba I.
Stojanovska, Lily
Al Dhaheri, Ayesha S.
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Article History
Received: 21 September 2023
Accepted: 3 July 2024
First Online: 19 December 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted following the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Helsinki Declaration. Ethical approvals were obtained from the Research Ethics Committee at the University of Sharjah (UOS) (Reference number: REC_20_05_20_01) and Dubai Scientific Research Ethics Committee at Dubai Health Authority (Reference number: DSREC-11/2020-23). No identification information was collected to assure confidentiality and anonymity of participants. In consideration of the retrospective nature of the study, obtaining individual informed consent from subjects was not feasible. Therefore, a consent waiver was granted from the Research Ethics Committee at the University of Sharjah (UOS) (Reference number: REC_20_05_20_01) and Dubai Scientific Research Ethics Committee at Dubai Health Authority (Reference number: DSREC-11/2020-23), following thorough review of the research protocol, recognizing the minimal risk posed using anonymized and de-identified data.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
