Şimşekli, Derya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3904-951X
Öztürk, Kader https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0424-0143
Karahan, Tevfik Fikret https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1260-1239
Article History
Received: 22 May 2025
Accepted: 22 September 2025
First Online: 28 October 2025
Declarations
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: Prior to the study, ethics committee approval was obtained from the Ardahan University Scientific Publications and Ethics Board, dated September 20, 2024, and numbered E-67796128-819-2400031884. Institutional permission for the conduct of the study, dated September 26, 2024, and numbered E-26687954-799-255142885, was obtained from the Ardahan Provincial Health Directorate. Verbal and written informed consent was obtained from the participants. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.