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Amrutha, P https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8333-6211
Sathyamurthi, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5726-5224
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Received: 16 December 2025
Accepted: 14 February 2026
First Online: 4 March 2026
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: Authors declare no competing interests.
: Permission was obtained from the District Kudumbashree Mission Coordinator to conduct the study among beneficiaries of the BUDS project. Written informed consent in Malayalam was obtained from all participants, who were assured of confidentiality and their right to withdraw at any time during the interview. Pseudonyms were used instead of real names of the participants to protect their privacy.
