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Received: 23 February 2025

Accepted: 15 July 2025

First Online: 24 July 2025

Declarations

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: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (Approval No. IR.SUMS.MED.REC.1403.378). This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Participants completed the survey anonymously and voluntarily, and only the researchers had access to the data. There was no intervention. Informed verbal consent was obtained from all participants prior to questionnaire distribution. The use of verbal consent was approved by the Ethics Committee. Participation was entirely voluntary.

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

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: AS is an epidemiologic professor at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.FP is a medical student at Shiraz University of Medical Science.MK is a medical student at Shiraz University of Medical Science.AS is a biochemistry professor at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.MMD is a medical student at Shiraz University of Medical Science.