Rozza, Hebatullah H.
Elhoseny, Taghareed A.
Abbas, Safaa H.
Mosallam, Rasha A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 7 December 2024
Accepted: 19 June 2025
First Online: 2 September 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University (Institutional Review Board (IRB) 00013692 on 26 September 2023). A written consent was obtained from the patients to participate in the study. Anonymity and confidentiality were assured and maintained.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Rasha Mosallam is an Associate Editor at the Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association. 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.