Author Contributions:
Behiye Deniz Kosovali: Concept/design, Data analysis/interpretation, Data collection, Drafting article
Nevzat Mehmet Mutlu: Concept/design, Data collection
Canan Cam Gonen: Data collection
Tulay Tuncer Peker: Data analysis/interpretation, Statistics
Asiye Yavuz: Data collection
Ozlem Balkiz Soyal: Data analysis/interpretation, Drafting article
Esra Cakır: Data collection
Belgin Akan: Data collection
Derya Gokcinar: Data collection
Deniz Erdem: Data collection
Isıl Ozkocak Turan: Data collection
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