Akbal, Sevim https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-2342
Bozdemir, Havva https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6403-0426
Yildirim, Meltem https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9699-3099
Article History
Received: 15 October 2024
Accepted: 30 June 2026
First Online: 7 July 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Research Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University (Protocol No: 12, Decision Date: 08.07.2020/13). The research adhered strictly to the ethical principles of the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants prior to their voluntary participation. All digitized data were securely archived in password-protected cloud storage accessible only to the research team to ensure strict participant confidentiality.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.