Samal, Janmejaya
Sathish Kumar, R.
Charan, K.
Thomas, M. Benson
Funding for this research was provided by:
SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Article History
Received: 6 November 2025
Accepted: 2 February 2026
First Online: 11 February 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of the School of Public Health, SRMIST, Chennai, on 24th June 2022 (Ref No: SPH/ST/2022/IEC-006). Similarly, the study adhered to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and ensured the confidentiality and integrity of the study participants. Informed consent was obtained from all participants by explaining the study’s aims and objectives.
: All the authors have gone through the final version of this manuscript and have given their consent for the publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.