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Article History

Received: 29 January 2024

Accepted: 5 September 2024

First Online: 19 September 2024

Declarations

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: No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the authors.

: This study was conducted with ethical approval granted by the Kocaeli University Noninterventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Reference Number: 80418770-302.14.06/76217). All participants were provided with both verbal and written information about the study objective, including the voluntary nature of participation and the option to withdraw from the study at any time without facing any negative consequences. The participants were also informed that their responses could not be traced back to them. Written informed consent was obtained from the participants before all interviews.

: The authors declare no competing interests.