Rezaee, Nasrin
Mohammadifard, Leila
Pezaro, Sally
Mardani-Hamooleh, Marjan
Article History
Received: 15 February 2026
Accepted: 26 May 2026
First Online: 29 May 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Recruitment commenced after ethical permission for the study was granted by the ethics committee of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (IR.ZAUMS.REC.1404.336). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and the right to withdraw at any stage of the research was respected. All procedures were carried out in compliance with the ethical rules and regulations of the Helsinki Declaration.
Consent for publication: Informed consent for publication, including the use of direct quotations without revealing participant identities, was obtained from all participants.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.