Rashwan, Zohour Ibrahim
Abdellah, Marwa Mohamed Mahmoud
Moursi, Ferial
Ismail, Esraa Mohammed Abd El-Samie
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 20 September 2024
Accepted: 17 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethical Research Committee at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, to conduct the study (AU-20-4-226-IRB00013620), and the study was retrospectively registered on clinicalTrails.gov (NCT06562959). Additional permission was obtained from the responsible authorities for the study setting after explaining the study’s aim. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, 7th revision []. Before applying the interventions, the eligible children and their caregivers received a detailed explanation of the aim, benefits, and any possible risks of the study. The researchers emphasized voluntary participation and the right to withdraw from the study at any time. Participants’ privacy and anonymity, as well as the confidentiality of the obtained information, were ascertained. Accordingly, written informed assent was obtained from the children’s guardians.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.