Corda, John Valerian
Karthikeyan, A.
Zuber, Mohammad
Jacob, Meera
Ramos, Amith
Hosapatna, Mamatha
Dsouza, Anne
Pandey, Akhilesh Kumar
Ankolekar, Vrinda Hari
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 11 February 2025
Accepted: 27 August 2025
First Online: 3 October 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The research was approved by the institutional ethics committee of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (IEC 476/2019) and written consent was obtained from the governing authorities of the two additional institutions involved in the research process. Our research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Individual consent not applicable.Human Ethics and Consent to Participate declarations: not applicable’.