M., Suresha K.
Joshi, Harisha G.
Joisa, Jyeshtaraja
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 5 April 2025
Accepted: 29 August 2025
First Online: 30 September 2025
Declarations
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: It has received the appropriate ethical clearance (Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) at Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India), suggesting that “the study appears to fall under pure economic, social, and management research. If there are no health-related concerns, you may proceed without IEC approval” from the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) at Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital in Manipal, Karnataka, India. Furthermore, during the course of this non-experimental study, the researcher obtained written informed consent from all participants, assuring them that their personal information would be kept strictly confidential. The researcher collected written informed consent from all participants, assuring them that their personal information would be handled with the highest level of confidentiality and anonymity.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.