Hashmi, Muhammad Razi Ul Islam
Sadiq, Sarah
Hashmi, Shoaib Naiyar
Zubair, Rumsha
Niazi, Nayab Gul
Shafique, Huma
Afsar, Tayyaba
Aldisi, Dara
Ashraf, Naeem Mahmood
Razak, Suhail
Article History
Received: 19 February 2026
Accepted: 26 August 2026
First Online: 9 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board, Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Kharian Medical College, Kharian Cantt, Pakistan (IRB No. 05-2023-05/01). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.