Aggarwal, Vishakha
Eapen, Charu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6371-1350
Prabhakar, Ashish John
Hegde, Atmananda S.
Rai, Santosh
Mane, Prajwal Prabhudev
Raghupal, Pareekshith
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 2 February 2026
Accepted: 30 June 2026
First Online: 4 July 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The Institutional Ethics Committee approved the study (IECKMCMLR-01/2023/24). Informed consent was taken from all participants.