Azarbayjani, Khadijeh
Sadatmahalleh, Shahideh Jahanian
Mottaghi, Azadeh
Nasiri, Malihe
Article History
Received: 24 December 2024
Accepted: 30 October 2025
First Online: 25 November 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Tarbiat Modares University of Medical Sciences (IR.MODARES.REC.1399.177) for the study. All study protocols were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Regional Research Committee, as well as the Declaration of Helsinki 1964 and its later amendments. After the research purposes were explained, informed written consent and verbal assent were obtained from all participants. They were also informed that their participation was voluntary, confidential, and anonymous and that they had the right to withdraw from the research at any time.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.