Massoodi, Armon http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8986-0327
Moudi, Sussan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6573-8861
Malekiamiri, Maryam http://orcid.org/0009-0009-2171-6650
Ahangar, Hemmat Gholinia http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0517-2429
Funding for this research was provided by:
Babol University of Medical Sciences (724134510)
Article History
Received: 5 February 2024
Accepted: 15 April 2024
First Online: 20 April 2024
Declarations
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: Informed consent was obtained from the legal guardians of all participants under the age of 18, as they were unable to provide consent themselves.Informed consent was obtained from all participants in this study. This research was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all parents after a thorough explanation of the study and its objectives. Child assent was also mandatory for participation. In cases where parents consented but the child did not, the child was not enrolled in the study. Also, all participants were assured that their personal information and names would be kept confidential. Data were stored securely and only accessible to authorized researchers. Results were analyzed anonymously, and no personally identifiable information was released.The ongoing study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Babol University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUBABOL.HRI.REC.1401.186).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.