Rooba, https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4767-9435
Shetty, Saloni https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7460-446X
Samuel, Asir John https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1747-0415
Funding for this research was provided by:
Yenepoya University (23257)
Article History
Received: 16 November 2024
Accepted: 11 July 2025
First Online: 24 July 2025
Declarations
:
: No author declares a conflict of interest in relation to this study. There is no potential conflict of interest to declare.
: The study protocol received ethical approval from Yenepoya Ethics Committee-1 of Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Karnataka, India with unique protocol reference number YEC-1/2023/237, dated August 12th, 2023.
: Patients and/or the public were not involved in the design, or conduct, or reporting, or dissemination plans of this research.
: Yes, obtained through signed informed consent form.