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Authors
Calvopiña, Manuel
Izquierdo-Condoy, Juan S.
Vasconez-Gonzalez, Jorge
Gaibor-Pazmiño, Alice
Cevallos, William
Bravo, Leonardo
Ortiz-Prado, Esteban
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidad de las Americas (UDLA), Quito. (code 516.B.XV.24.)
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Article History
Received: 4 October 2025
Accepted: 27 March 2026
First Online: 7 April 2026
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: Participation was voluntary, the participants were informed about the study in the introduction letter. Written informed consent was obtained from the participants before completing the questionnaire. All collected data were anonymized, handled, and stored following the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Study approval was obtained by the Comité de Ética de Investigación en Seres Humanos of Universidad de Las Américas (Protocol Code: 2023-EXC-008).
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
