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Authors
Walimbe, Sonali
Devi, Nandineni Rama
Rege, Sumita
Chitgopkar, Shantanu
Rajhans, Vidyut
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
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Article History
Received: 15 December 2024
Accepted: 6 June 2025
First Online: 23 June 2025
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were conducted in strict accordance with the ethical standards of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India, and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study protocol and all related procedures were formally approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
: Not applicable.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participants were thoroughly informed about the purpose of the study, the voluntary nature of their involvement, the anonymity of their responses, and their right to withdraw from the study at any time without penalty.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
