Amoori, Neda
Amini, Payam
Cheraghian, Bahman
Alavi, Seyed Mohammad
Article History
Received: 10 March 2023
Accepted: 13 June 2023
First Online: 26 June 2023
Declarations
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: This study was part of a Ph.D. thesis that was approved by the Ethics Committee of Ahvaz Jundishapure University of Medical Sciences (IR.AJUMS.REC.1400.240). All methods were performed under the relevant guidelines and regulations of the Helsinki Declaration. Informed written consent/assent was obtained from all Participants. For participants who were illiterate, this form was filled out by their representatives, who were family members such as spouses and parents.They were assured of the confidential nature of the information gathered. All data collected were anonymized using unique study identifiers.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.