Article History
Received: 14 February 2026
Accepted: 2 June 2026
First Online: 12 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (REC) of The University of Lahore (Reference No. REC-UOL-/292/08/24; REC No. 292/24; Approval Date: 10 July 2024). All methods were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the Research Ethics Committee and in compliance with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Participation in the study was voluntary, and written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants before data collection. All information was kept strictly confidential and used solely for research purposes.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.