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Article History

Received: 1 October 2024

Accepted: 11 March 2025

First Online: 1 April 2025

Declarations

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: The study was approved by The Research Ethics Committee (REC) of the Higher Center for Research (HCR) at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) on 13/01/2023. An oral consent was obtained from subjects prior to participation. Questionnaires were anonymous, and developed based on the no-harm principle, and all data collected was kept confidential and was used for academic purposes only. Conforming to the declaration of Helsinki fixed in 1964, data gathered from the study respondents was treated as confidential and only used for study purposes. All gathered data stayed anonymous. Before the start of data collection, a written informed consent was obtained from each study participant. Participants were well-informed about the study purposes, the sections of the questionnaire, and the estimated duration of data collection. In addition, data collection took place in closed areas ensuring the participants’ privacy and all gathered questionnaires were kept in a locked place and all computerized data was safeguarded on the researcher’s password protected computer.

: Not Applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.