Akter, Chumki
Rahman, Mohammad Habibur
Kakuli, Samena Akter
Islam, Faruqul
Rahman, Zakia
Bulbul, Ahsan Habib
Faruk, Omar https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8413-3042
Article History
Received: 19 November 2025
Accepted: 23 February 2026
First Online: 2 March 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ethical Review Board of the State College of Medical Sciences and Technology (SCMST). All participants provided written informed consent after receiving a clear explanation of the study objectives and procedures. Participation was voluntary, and confidentiality was maintained in accordance with the Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) and World Health Organization (WHO) ethical guidelines. All data were anonymized before analysis.
: All participants provided written consent for the anonymous use of their data for publication and research dissemination purposes. No identifiable information has been disclosed in this manuscript.
: The authors declare that they have no known financial or non-financial competing interests that could have influenced the work reported in this paper.