Zakaria, Muhammad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-7900
Mostafa, Muhammad Ridwan
Azad, Md Abul Kalam
Bhuiyan, Md Nurul Karim
Nazmin, Minara
Cheng, Feng
Zhao, Ai
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Chittagong, Bangladesh (246(17)/POU/7-37(8)/2ND-2019)
Article History
Received: 10 May 2024
Accepted: 15 October 2025
First Online: 12 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was reviewed and approved by the Research and Publication Office of the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The present study was approved by the Ethics Review Committee of the University of Chittagong (Reference No. CU SOC-21-0003). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all the study participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.