Menon, Rethy B. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5531-3723
Menon, Preethy B.
Avadhani, Vidya D.
Priyadarshini, Kirupa
Subha, M V
Chennelleri, Harish Uppilappatta
Article History
Received: 18 March 2025
Accepted: 8 August 2025
First Online: 28 August 2025
Declarations
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: The authors claim to have no conflict of interest.
: All informants completed the consent form. It was made clear that their identities and responses would remain confidential and only be used for the data analysis of this study. Participants were voluntary, meaning that they could decide to withdraw from any questions they felt uncomfortable with. Permission to record the data was obtained from informants on the form through signature to provide their consent.
: Data was collected from school-going students across different states of India. Data was collected using a Google survey form and physically attending schools with their consent. It was mentioned that data from them would not be revealed publicly revealing their identity and it was assured that data would be used only for academic research purposes.