Harchandani, Ruchita https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6873-9288
Shetty, Deepali https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3354-0172
Nileshwar, Anitha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4556-1851
Krishna, Handattu Mahabaleswara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6106-4556
Podder, Suvajit https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6852-5781
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 10 June 2025
Accepted: 25 August 2025
First Online: 14 October 2025
Declarations
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: This prospective observational study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of University - IEC Registration number: IEC2 549/2023 dated 19th March 2024 and Clinical Trials Registration: (CTRI/2024/12/078281) dated 18th December 2024. Informed consent was obtained from the parent/guardian of each participating child for participating in the study.
: The data does not contain information from any individual person - “Not applicable”.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.