Ahmed, Farooq
Malik, Najma Iqbal
Bashir, Shamshad
Noureen, Nazia
Ullah, Shahid
Ahmed, Jam Bilal
Mansoor, Taskeen
Tang, Kun
Article History
Received: 27 March 2024
Accepted: 15 July 2024
First Online: 8 August 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan (Number: QAU-ASRB-2016-307-S-I []; Date of Approval: 20 October 2016). We also obtained a research permission from the District Health Authority Rajanpur. All participants were fully informed about the nature of the study beforehand and then they provided informed consent. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.