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Article History

Received: 1 December 2024

Accepted: 19 September 2025

First Online: 22 October 2025

Declarations

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: The research underlying this article was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study received ethical approval from the Research Ethics Committee of Urmia University of Medical Sciences (Ethics code no. IR.UMSU. REC.1401.099), The interviewer was introduced to the participants and explained the study objectives and methods, and informed consent was obtained from the patient and legal guardian. Thus, all participants and legal guardians of patients participating in the study received a written information sheet and consent form. The participants and legal guardians of patients were thus able to give their free and informed consent for both their participation in the study and the audio recording of the interviews. All recordings were kept under lock and key in a secure location throughout the collection and analysis of the data. The recordings will be destroyed by the researcher herself when the results are published. The participants and legal guardians were also assured of the confidentiality of the information collected by the use of pseudonyms to avoid recognition. Also, participants were entitled to withdraw from the study at any time.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.