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Article History

Received: 3 April 2024

Accepted: 31 July 2024

First Online: 21 August 2024

Declarations

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: Data collection plan was reviewed and approved by the internal review board (IRB) committee of the American University of Sharjah (AUS) before data collection. Data collected for this study were conducted in accordance with (Protocol# 23–030) which has been determined to pose minimal risk to participants and qualifies for Exempt IRB approval under 45 CFR 46.104(d) (ii). You may now proceed with your project. The survey and interviews started with a request for a voluntary participation statement. A written consent of participation is required and obtained before respondents can fill in the survey.

: Data collected from surveys or interviews do not include any identifying images or other personal or clinical details of participants that compromise anonymity.

: Authors of this study have no financial or non-financial interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication.