Rai, Gunjan https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8512-9530
Ashish, Ashish https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6844-1289
Rai, Sangeeta https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3490-2064
Mishra, Shivani https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3322-873X
Singh, Surbhi
Singh, Royana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8509-0652
Article History
Received: 2 November 2025
Accepted: 28 January 2026
First Online: 3 February 2026
Declaration
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: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Institutional Ethical Committee, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (protocol code No. Dean/2021/EC/2397 and date of approval 15 February 2021).
: All research procedures were approved by and in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.