Nasir, Syed Muazzam
Sultana, Tajwer
Hashmi, Shahkamal
Ahmed, Mansoor
Article History
Received: 4 January 2023
Accepted: 30 May 2023
First Online: 27 June 2023
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: The study protocol was approved with reference number IERB(4)/SZABIST-KHI(MPH)/1740135/190002 by Institutional Ethical and Scientific review committee of Institutional Ethical Review Board of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan. Informed consent was obtained from all study participants and the study was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. In case of individuals under 16 years of age, informed consent was obtained from a parent and/or legal guardian.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.