Naga, Yasmine Salah http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7337-4287
Hamdy, Noha Alaa http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4606-8567
Bassiouny, Amany El http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9485-4781
Selim, Mohamed
ElHafeez, Samar Samy Abd http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3250-2780
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alexandria University
Article History
Received: 29 April 2023
Accepted: 14 September 2023
First Online: 20 September 2023
Declarations
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: The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the High Institute of Public Health, and all patients provided a written informed consent. In illiterate patients, the consent was read to them in the presence of a literate relative and they provided a fingerprint on the consent, which indicated their informed consent to participate.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.