Abouzed, Mohamed https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8370-9397
Altuhayni, Abdullah Saleh
Alshammari, Salwa Rashed
Almuqahhwi, Mohamed Saad
Elgernas, Mohamed
Almazyadi, Abdulkarim
Alghuraymil, Abdullah Abdulaziz
Ibrahim, Yousef
Alenezy, Awwad
Article History
Received: 5 January 2025
Accepted: 5 March 2025
First Online: 14 May 2025
Declarations
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: Research was conducted in compliance with the Nuremberg Code and Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Ethics Committee Hail Cluster Institutional Review Board (IRB).
: All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation. The consent process included a detailed explanation of the study's purpose, procedures (including data collection methods), potential risks and benefits, and their right to withdraw from the study at any time without penalty. The consent form explicitly stated that participation was voluntary and that their data would be anonymized and kept confidential to the extent possible. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Participants were given a copy of the signed consent form, and a copy was retained by the research team.
: The authors declare no competing interests.