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Article History

Received: 13 March 2025

Accepted: 20 July 2025

First Online: 6 August 2025

Declarations

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: The study protocol was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Tarbiat Modarres University (Tehran, Iran) in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (IR.MODARES.REC.1398.142). All procedures were in accordance with the ethical standards of the regional research committee and with the Declaration of Helsinki (1964) and its later amendments. After a thorough explanation of the study’s objectives, written informed consent and verbal assent were obtained from all participants. The women were informed that their participation was voluntary, confidential, and anonymous, and that they had the right to withdraw from the research at any time. We recognize the importance of balancing open science with participant confidentiality. Although our study obtained informed consent and ensured data anonymization, we acknowledge that enhanced protective measures are increasingly necessary in behavioral and psychiatric research. Future studies could benefit from employing structured frameworks to safeguard privacy when sharing sensitive health data.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.