Waheed, Shahan
Razzak, Junaid Abdul
Khan, Nadeemullah
Raheem, Ahmed
Mian, Asad Iqbal
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (D43TW007292, D43TW007292, D43TW007292, D43TW007292, D43TW007292)
Article History
Received: 4 February 2023
Accepted: 29 February 2024
First Online: 12 March 2024
Declarations
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: This study was conducted considering the principles of ethics under the “Declaration of Helsinki.” Each participant was assigned a unique research ID, which was indicated at the start of the questionnaire, to safeguard their confidentiality. This study was approved by the Ethical Review Committee (ERC) of Aga Khan University (ERC number 2020-4975-14778). Informed consent from the patients was exempted by Ethical Review Committee of Aga Khan University because this study was retrospective, and we used de-identified information that does not affect the welfare and rights of the patients.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.