Farhadi, Akram http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0655-8342
Bahreini, Masoud http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0178-747X
Moradi, Ainaz http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1588-2336
Mirzaei, Kamran http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0434-2852
Nemati, Reza http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3091-1940
Article History
Received: 4 November 2021
Accepted: 1 November 2022
First Online: 15 November 2022
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The protocol was approved by Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Committee on Ethics at Bushehr University of Medical Sciences with the code number: IR.BPUMS.REC.1398.019. The participants delivered their written informed consent ahead of conducting the study. For participants who were illiterate, the informed consent of their legally authorized representatives / guardians was obtained to participate in the study. Furthermore, the participation in the study was voluntary and the participants could be excluded at any stage of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.