Hameed, Huda Ghazi
Ahmed, Hussein Ali
Al Aridhy, Sawsan Hadi
Alfadhul, Shaymaa Abdullateef
Article History
Received: 28 November 2025
Accepted: 13 March 2026
First Online: 24 March 2026
Declarations
:
: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa, Iraq (Approval No. MEC-107). All procedures were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. As the study involved minors, written informed consent was obtained from parents or legal guardians before participation.
: Not applicable. The manuscript does not contain any person’s identifiable data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.