Kassab, Salah Eldin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1482-1996
Rathan, Ramya https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9412-5194
Schmidt, Henk G. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8706-0978
Hamdy, Hossam https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6096-6139
Article History
Received: 4 October 2024
Accepted: 16 December 2024
First Online: 21 December 2024
Declarations
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: The research protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (REC) at Gulf Medical University (# IRB-COM-FAC-16-SEPT-2023). In accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, each student signed a written informed consent and a detailed information sheet explaining the purpose of the research, potential benefits and ensuring that participation is voluntary and the right to refuse participation or to withdraw without any reasons and without any negative consequences. Confidentiality was ensured by keeping the questionnaire anonymous and avoiding mentioning any identifying features of the participants. Finally, one of the author’s contact pieces of information was available for the participants to provide any needed clarification.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
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