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Zakar, Rubeena
Tekian, Ara
Zakar, Nazoora Manal
Fischer, Florian
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Received: 1 June 2024
Accepted: 30 October 2025
First Online: 4 December 2025
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: The provincial and district health departments of Punjab, Pakistan, gave their approval for the study to be conducted. The study was conducted after the approval of the Ethical Review and Advanced Study Research Board of the University of Punjab, Pakistan (ref-No.D/358/FIMS). It followed the Declaration of Helsinki’s principles. Written informed consent was obtained from the parents of the participants after introducing them to the purpose of the study.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
