M. Metwally, Ammal http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0575-5202
A. Helmy, Mona
Aboulghate, Ahmed
Abu-Mandil Hassan, Naglaa
S. Mahmoud, Walaa
S. Ismail, Ahmed
M. El Shebini, Salwa
H. Ahmed, Nihad
B. Mabrok, Hoda
H. Mahmoud, Maha
A. Elshaarawy, Ghada
Elsaied, Amal
A. Ashaat, Engy
S. ElRifay, Amira
Abdelhady, Safaa
E. Eldeeb, Sherif
M. El-Saied, Mostafa
A. El-Masry, Sahar
E Hassan, Nayera
Y. Badawy, Hala
A. Elghareeb, Nahed
Abdelrahman, Mohamed
M. Alian, Khadija
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Centre Egypt
Article History
Received: 23 August 2023
Accepted: 8 July 2024
First Online: 20 July 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted after getting the approval of the Medical Research Ethics Committee of the National Research Centre with an ethical registration approval number of 17034. A written informed consent was taken from the parents/ guardians of all children enrolled in the study (mothers/or fathers/ or any caregivers). For participants who were unable to write, a right thumb print was used as a signature and this procedure to take informed consent was approved by above mentioned ethics committee. The study was fully voluntary, and Participants were well informed about their rights to withdraw at any time. Data was collected in a confidential manner. Data was de-identified and stored in a safe location. All methods were carried out in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki. The conduct of the study complied with the International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects [] .The information disclosure for “Making sure patients understand” was guaranteed according to the recommendations of the Egyptian patients and guardians’ perception that clinical informed consent is preferred purpose for Informed Consent practices []. All procedures performed involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of research involving humans as subjects.
: Non applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.