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Article History

Received: 15 December 2024

Accepted: 4 August 2026

First Online: 7 August 2026

Declarations

Ethical approval: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (number: IR.SBMU.PHARMACY.REC.1401.192).

Human ethics and consent to participate: The necessary permits and approvals for this study were obtained from the Research Ethics Committees of School of Pharmacy and Nursing & Midwifery-Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Approval ID: IR.SBMU.PHARMACY.REC.1401.192, Approval Date: 2022-12-06). The protocols were in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Participants were provided with information about the research and its objectives, the confidentiality of their information, their right to withdraw from the study, and their access to the study findings. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and the necessary permissions were obtained from authorities before sampling.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.