Khawer, Sana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2180-6746
Ismail, Mohammad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0647-7144
Zehra, Sitwat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9164-6998
Article History
Received: 7 February 2025
Accepted: 7 May 2025
First Online: 19 May 2025
Declarations
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: The study was ethically approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee, KIBGE, University of Karachi, under the Ref No: KIBGE/ICE/040114103/2020, in line with the code of ethics given by the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki). The authors affirm that informed consent of participation was received from the parents/guardians of the patients.
: Not applicable as the data is not from an individual and the participants’ identities are anonymized.
: The authors declare no competing interests.