Asokan, Sijo https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3807-3793
Jacob, Teena https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1573-1577
Cherian, Tijo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8647-499X
AlSosowaa, Afaf A https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7572-485X
Al-Mojahid, Faheem Q https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4722-8301
Vijayan, Smitha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6376-306X
Article History
Received: 5 July 2025
Accepted: 11 January 2026
First Online: 10 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre (Approval No: IRB/03/10/2023).