Alharbi, Hajed Obaid
Mohammed, Amal Hussain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8708-3982
Alatni, Sahar Mohammed https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1977-8607
Mohamed Ahmed, Layla Sharfaldeen https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8637-1832
Algeffari, Metab https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0614-2558
Alkhalifah, Bassam
Alsheeb, Hamad Suliman https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3366-1546
Wasti, Afshan Zeeshan
Khatoon, Shakera https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8316-7065
Article History
Received: 6 June 2026
Accepted: 5 August 2026
First Online: 19 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval: All procedures were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before recruitment. Participant confidentiality was maintained by anonymizing all collected data and restricting access to study records.Approval was granted by the Regional Research Ethics Committee registered at National committee of Bio & MEd. Ethics (NCBE) Saudi Arabia.
Consent for publication: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain any individual person’s identifiable data, images, or personal information requiring consent for publication.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.