Hussain, Hawra
Altaf, Sadaf
Khalid, Ayesha
Hashmi, Syed Muhammad Irtiza
Rehman, Naveed
Bharuchi, Vardah
Rahman, Fatima
Shafi, Aamena
Syed, Areeba
Fadoo, Zehra
Mushtaq, Naureen
Resham, Shahzadi
Article History
Received: 2 January 2026
Accepted: 6 March 2026
First Online: 19 March 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Review Committee of Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, ERC#2023-8417-26040. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.