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Article History

Received: 20 February 2026

Accepted: 22 July 2026

First Online: 8 August 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: The protocol was adhered to the Helsinki Declaration and approved by University of Mosul’s Collegiate Committee for Medical Research Ethics, Code: CCMRE-phA-21-1, prior to data collection. An informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to the enrolling in the current study.

Consent for publication: All participants gave their consent for publication.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.