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Article History

Received: 16 October 2025

Accepted: 9 July 2026

First Online: 18 July 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (Reference number if available). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.