Soni, Aarushi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1449-7719
Carthik, Prajith https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5371-6049
Kumar Devara, Manoj https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8112-8759
Rooha, Aysha https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5073-9530
Bajaj, Gagan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7551-7889
Moolambally, Sheetal Raj https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1238-6230
Shirali, Arun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2089-4713
Boloor, Archith https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4513-0215
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 4 June 2024
Accepted: 10 February 2025
First Online: 19 February 2025
Declarations
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: The study obtained approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee of Kasturba Medical College Mangalore (IEC KMC MLR 05/2023/229). Informed consent was obtained from all the participants. The manuscript does not contain any identifying information of the participants in the study. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.