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Article History

Received: 22 March 2025

Accepted: 2 March 2026

First Online: 16 March 2026

Declarations

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: This research has been conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. An Informed consent was obtained from all participants, who were also informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences. Ethical approval was granted by the Institutional Review Board of Bahria University of Health Sciences, Karachi (BUHS-IRB # R-090/24). I further confirm that all institutional ethical guidelines were strictly followed throughout the research. At the start of the interview, the interviewer introduced themselves, explained the purpose of the research, and obtained informed consent from each participant. Participants were fully informed of their right to withdraw at any time without consequence and were assured of the full confidentiality of their data.

: I Ghulam Hassam U din Tarrar, the corresponding author, confirm that I and all the co-authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript. We collectively consent to its publication in your esteemed journal. We assure you that the work is original and is not under consideration by any other publication.

: The authors declare no competing interests.