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Authors
Nejadghaderi, Seyed Aria
Kadkhodamanesh, Azin
Mehmandoost, Soheil
Sharifi, Meraj
Tavakoli, Fatemeh
Bazrafshani, Maliheh Sadat
Khezri, Mehrdad
Mirzaie, Hossein
Nasiri, Naser
Bajelan, Sakineh
Sattari, Marieh
Iranpour, Abedin
Sharifi, Hamid
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Medical Research Development (973382)
World Health Organization, Iran (2022/1296402-0)
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Article History
Received: 5 February 2025
Accepted: 16 May 2025
First Online: 2 June 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical issues included guaranteeing the participants’ confidentiality using anonymous questionnaire tools and obtaining verbal informed consent for biological and behavioral data collection procedures. Participants’ willingness to participate in the study did not impact their receipt of health care services. This work was approved by the ethics committee of the Kerman University of Medical Sciences (Ethics codes: IR.KMU.REC.1397.573 and IR.KMU.REC.1401.216). Verbal informed consent was obtained from all individuals and the legal guardians of all illiterate participants involved in the study. The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and national guidelines and regulations.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
