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Funding for this research was provided by:
SRM Institute of Science & Technology
Article History
Received: 24 May 2025
Accepted: 17 October 2025
First Online: 25 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study received ethical clearance from the Institutional Ethics Committee of the School of Public Health, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India (Approval No: 71/76/79/90/96/99/100/IEC/2024), in accordance with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research Involving Human Participants and the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki .
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.