Divya Bharathi V, https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1623-2377
Article History
Received: 29 July 2025
Revised: 3 December 2025
Accepted: 21 January 2026
First Online: 28 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee of Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute (approval number BMCRI/EC/13/2025). All participants were informed of the study procedures, data collection, and anonymization of all personal data. All participants provided informed consent before participation. The study has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.