Karshenas, Fahimeh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9595-2973
Shanbehzadeh, Sanaz
Ahadi, Tanaz
Babazadeh-Zavieh, Seyedeh Saeideh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0780-2933
Article History
Received: 31 August 2025
Accepted: 20 November 2025
First Online: 5 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study received the ethics approval from the Ethics Committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences (Code: IR.IUMS.REC.1403.055). It was performed according to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and all applicable regulatory standards. All participants were informed about the process and purposes of this study completely, then written informed consent was taken from every participant. Participation was entirely voluntary, with the option for participants to withdraw from the study at any point without any penalty.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors declare no financial or other interests. This study is extracted from the master of science (M.Sc) thesis of Fahimeh Karshenas.