Yadav, Sarita
Sharma, Sunita
Thakur, Shikhar Singh
Pattnaik, Sandeep
Article History
Received: 26 February 2025
Accepted: 2 December 2025
First Online: 20 January 2026
Declarations
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: The research was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC-2404) and carried out in compliance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (2013) and the National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research (2017).
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their involvement in the study, ensuring they fully understood the purpose, procedures, potential risks, and their right to withdraw at any time.
: The authors declare no competing interests.