Kiran, Zareen https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3422-9359
Fatima, Nazish
Baloch, Akhtar Ali
Shaikh, Khalil Ullah Shabbir
Hasan, Syed Muhammad
Khan, Muhammad Umar
Article History
Received: 16 January 2025
Accepted: 14 December 2025
First Online: 26 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Institutional Review Board of the university (IRB-2484/Dow University of Health and Sciences/Approval/2022/803). All participants were informed about the study and gave their written informed consent. The authors confirm that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.