Pai, G. Mithun
K Bhat, Anil
Acharya, Ashwath M.
Vellingiri, Kishore
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 22 November 2025
Accepted: 11 January 2026
First Online: 11 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
: Institutional ethical committee approval was obtained for this study. (Institutional ethics committee, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal).
: Written informed consent was obtained from the parents / legally authorized representatives before the study.