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Article History

Received: 21 December 2023

Accepted: 4 February 2025

First Online: 28 April 2025

Declarations

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: The ASU Faculty of Medicine Institutional Review Board (IRB) granted ethical approval (approval number: FMASU R278/2022/2023). The approval date was October 1, 2023. The Executive Director of Ain Shams University Hospitals granted administrative approval.The study participants were asked to provide written informed consent, outlining the main objective of the research, and emphasizing that their participation was entirely voluntary and that they could withdraw at any moment. For participants below 18 years of age, written informed consent was obtained from their parents or legal guardians. The participants were informed that completing the survey would be contingent upon their consent to participate in the study. The anonymity provided by the questionnaire ensured the confidentiality of the information gathered; Participants’ privacy was assured.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that we have no competing interests.