Mahmoodi, Hassan
Zukaie, Mehdi
Yasmanpour, Rosita
Saqezi, Pershang Sharifi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUK.REC.1402.209)
Article History
Received: 8 April 2025
Accepted: 30 July 2026
First Online: 6 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The research received approval from the Medical Ethics Board of Trustees (MEBoT) at the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (approval number: IR.MUK.REC.1402.209). Prior to participation, written informed consent was obtained from all participants after the first author provided an overview of the study objectives. The study adhered to relevant guidelines and regulations outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.