Kassie, Seada A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6546-6168
Astell, Arlene J.
Article History
Received: 29 December 2025
Accepted: 16 April 2026
First Online: 26 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval was granted by the Dubai Scientific Research Ethics Committee (DSREC) of the Dubai Health Authority (initial approval: DSREC-SR-03/2023_06; annual renewal: DSREC-SR-05/24_08) and the University of Reading Research Ethics Committee (UREC 23/07). All participants received information sheets and provided written informed consent prior to participation.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.