Shahab, Sarim Hassan https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1077-7993
Maka, Mehreen https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0844-5405
Ahmed, Siddique https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0393-7455
Imran, Warda https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4989-6576
Hassan, Aoun https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2250-5167
Baig, Maria https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5077-9839
Kashan, Muhammad https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0984-5462
Gill, Omar Abdullah https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1701-5855
Article History
Received: 9 October 2025
Accepted: 1 January 2026
First Online: 24 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study used publicly available, de-identified data from the CDC WONDER database and did not involve human subjects directly. Therefore, ethical approval was not required.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.