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Article History

Received: 19 January 2024

Accepted: 16 August 2024

First Online: 21 August 2024

Declarations

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: Ethical clearance was sought from the Ethics Committee of the Research and Development department of KATH with study approval number (KATH-IRB/API/174/22). Oral and written informed consent were sought from the participants. Each consent form provided comprehensive information regarding the study's objectives, the advantages stemming from the research, the application of study findings, and the dissemination of results. Involvement in this research was entirely voluntary, and participants were explicitly informed that they had the liberty to withdraw from the study at any point without any coercion or intimidation, and they could opt not to respond to question(s). To guarantee the enduring confidentiality of the participants, all research records were securely disposed of through incineration following the compilation of the final study report.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.