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Article History

Received: 1 March 2025

Accepted: 8 September 2025

First Online: 29 September 2025

Declarations

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: All participants were informed about the purpose, content, and potential risks and benefits of the study, and signed an informed consent. Participants under the age of 16 were allowed to participate in the current research provided their parent/ guardian had signed a written consent form. Prior to the study, parents or legally authorized guardians have read, or had been read, the entire consent form, including the risks and benefits of the research. Each parent or legally authorized guardian was informed that they were able to withdraw their child at any time. Parents or legally authorized guardians of the participants who signed consent forms were also provided a copy of the forms. The participants whose parents or legal guardians signed the consent forms also signed a written informed consent and gave assent form before participating in the study approved by the Mersin University Institutional Review Board (Protocol number: 2024-059, Date of approval: 10/24/2024) by the ethical standards of the Helsinki Declaration.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.