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Article History

Received: 20 January 2025

Accepted: 28 April 2025

First Online: 24 May 2025

Change Date: 6 July 2025

Change Type: Update

Change Details: This article has been updated to amend the license information

Declarations

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: The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines set by the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) (IEC1: 352/2022) of Kasturba Medical College (KMC) and Kasturba Hospital (KH), Manipal, India. These guidelines align with the National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research on Human Participants issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR, 2017), which adhere to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.

: Not Applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.