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Article History

Received: 17 July 2023

Accepted: 26 January 2024

First Online: 8 February 2024

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests. All authors have approved the paper and agree with its submission.

: The procedures used in this study adhere to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The corresponding author obtained permission to conduct the study. The research was carried out in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration guidelines and has been reviewed by the Ethical Committee of Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIEC/EC/2022-16). Informed consents were obtained from participants prior to the survey to ensure respondents had a good understanding of the study objectives. Additionally, the authors have obtained verbal informed consent from the guardians of the minor respondents to safeguard their rights and ensure their appropriate and responsible contribution to the study.

: The survey was conducted upon informed consent previously gained from participants, who agreed to provide data for data analysis for this study. We informed each respondent of their rights and to safeguard their personal information. Similar information regarding keeping respondents’ identities anonymous and confidential was provided to the guardians of the minor respondents.