Chen, Li https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6628-9105
Zhang, Yafei https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0572-3964
Xie, Ming https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2226-2293
Article History
Received: 11 April 2025
Accepted: 18 July 2025
First Online: 28 July 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the West Texas A&M (WTAMU) University Institutional Review Board. WTAMU IRB # 2022.07.003. All the study participants went through the informed consent process and agreed to participate in this research study. We adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki throughout the research process.
: The authors consent to publication of the work in Discover Public Health.
: The authors declare no competing interests.