Shabani, Mohammadamin
Taheri-Kharameh, Zahra http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9968-7951
Saghafipour, Abedin
Ahmari-Tehran, Hoda
Yoosefee, Sadegh
Amini-Tehrani, Mohammadali
Funding for this research was provided by:
Qom University of Medical Science (IR.MUQ.REC.1400.030, IR.MUQ.REC.1400.030, IR.MUQ.REC.1400.030, IR.MUQ.REC.1400.030, IR.MUQ.REC.1400.030)
Article History
Received: 5 March 2023
Accepted: 9 August 2023
First Online: 31 August 2023
Declarations
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: The research followed the tenets of the declaration of Helsinki, and approval to conduct the study was obtained from the Medical Ethics Committee at Qom University of Medical Sciences (registration number: IR.MUQ.REC.1400.030). The study was explained to the participants who met the eligibility criteria in a simple and comprehensible manner, and they were asked to repeat the information to ensure their understanding. Written informed consent was obtained from the participants before inclusion into the study. In other words, they were asked to sign or put fingerprint the informed consent from if they were willing to participated. Those who were unable to read or write had their guardians sign on the informed consent form on their behalf. All participants were free to withdraw from the study without any effect on their treatment process.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.