Fatima, Fasiha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6317-7394
Fawwad, Asher https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1723-0756
Basit, Abdul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8041-3360
Abbas, Eraj https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8720-4996
Aftab, Rahima https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5023-1854
Article History
Received: 3 April 2026
Accepted: 19 June 2026
First Online: 25 June 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by ethical committee of Baqai Medical University, Pakistan (BMU-EC/01-2022). The study protocol was in accordance with the principles expressed in the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to inclusion in the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Disclaimer: The text is based on PhD degree thesis.