Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 9 May 2024
Accepted: 3 April 2025
First Online: 14 May 2025
Declarations
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: The study was performed in agreement with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (2000) and was approved by the ethics committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria (IRb No. 00012098) in March 2024. A written informed consent was obtained from each participant after explaining the study objectives and assuring them of the confidentiality of their responses. Confidentiality of data was ensured and maintained throughout the whole study.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Rasha Mosallam is an Associate Editor at the Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association (JEPHA). However, she was not involved in the editorial handling or decision-making process for this manuscript. The rest of the authors have no competing interests to declare.