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Article History

Received: 26 December 2025

Accepted: 9 April 2026

First Online: 3 May 2026

Declarations

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: Ethical approval for this study was waived by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Central University of Gujarat, given the non-interventional nature of the research, adult respondents and the confidentiality safeguards adopted. The research was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines and principles prescribed by the committee for social science research.

: Prior to data collection, the objectives of the study and the nature of participation, use of data, anonymisation and data aggregation were explained to all participants. (1) The informed consent to participate was obtained from each study participant, and the consent was audio recorded, before starting the interviews. (2) All the participants in the study are adults of age 25 and above.

: Participants were informed that their responses would be used for research purposes and that findings would be reported in an anonymized form. Verbal informed consent for participation and publication of anonymized data was obtained from all participants and audio recorded.

: The authors declare no competing interests.