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Authors
Hossain, Ahmed
Hasan, Maruf
Rahman, Taifur
Almarzooqi, Alounoud
Rahman, Syed Azizur
Hijazi, Heba
Alameddine, Mohamad
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Article History
Received: 27 August 2024
Accepted: 30 December 2024
First Online: 18 January 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) under the reference number BMRC/HPNSP-Research Grant/2121–2022/08(1 -10) on January 6, 2022. The respondents and/or their legal representatives provided written informed consent, acknowledging the study’s objectives, procedures, associated risks and benefits, voluntary participation rights, the option to withdraw, and the assurance of data anonymity and confidentiality. The study was carried out in accordance with the Institutional Research Ethics and the Declaration of Helsinki, and its latest amendment was in October 2013, which is comparable to its ethical standards. The researchers adhered to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) reporting guidelines when conducting and reporting the findings of this observational study.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
