Wu, Kaiwen
Chen, Jie
Xiao, Yan
Yan, Chaofang
Li, Xiaoju
Huang, Yuan
Deng, Rui
Funding for this research was provided by:
Science and Technology Plan Project of Science and Technology Department of Yunnan Province (202201AY070001-024, 202201AY070001-024, 202201AY070001-024)
Yunnan High-level Talent Support Plan (YNQR-QNRC-2018-140)
Provincial Talent Program for Young Scholar and Technical Reserve Personnel (202305AC160046)
Article History
Received: 14 August 2023
Accepted: 9 August 2024
First Online: 22 August 2024
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Review Committee of Kunming Medical University (Approval NO. KMMU2021MEC095). Adhering to the ethical principle of voluntary participation, all prospective participants were provided with the autonomy to make an informed decision regarding their willingness to participate in the research. For minors, informed assent was duly obtained from their parents or legal guardians. All study subjects were explicitly informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any point without facing adverse consequences. To ensure transparency, participants received a comprehensive explanation of the study’s objectives and procedures before being requested to provide their informed consent through the signing of a consent form. During the data collection phase, personal identifying information, such as names and phone numbers, was deliberately omitted from the recorded data to ensure anonymity. Instead, numerical codes were assigned to each participant to facilitate data coding and organization securely. The collected information underwent proper coding procedures and remained strictly confidential throughout the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.