Jain, Ankit V.
Gopal, Sandeep https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1089-0740
Shetty, Anurag J.
Shenoy, Suresh
Tantry, B. V.
Unnikrishnan, B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0892-8551
Holla, Ramesh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2296-3719
Anand, Rishit https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3792-0088
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education - Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Article History
Received: 8 January 2025
Accepted: 26 May 2025
First Online: 4 June 2025
Declarations
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: Received the approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee of Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore IEC KMC MLR 11/2021/332. Research adhered to standard norms of data collection and interpretation as laid down by the ethics committee which are in accordance to Declaration of Helsinki.
: All the participants were explained in detail about the study in the language they duly comprehend, following which the voluntary consent for participation was taken from all the participants included in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.