Iskakova, Balnur
Gustafson, Deborah
Alimbekova, Aigerim
Nurzhigitov, Nursultan
Nurkerimova, Anarkhan
Kalzhanbayeva, Gulmira
Nugumanova, Gulnara
Sarsembiyeva, Ademi
DeHovitz, Jack
Nugmanova, Zhamilya
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center (D43TW010046)
Article History
Received: 29 September 2025
Accepted: 30 January 2026
First Online: 7 February 2026
Declarations
:
: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Kazakh National Medical University Ethics Committee (IRB session №8/144) prior to data collection. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable. The dataset contains only de-identified and anonymized data. No individual person’s data (including details, images, or videos) are included in this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.