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Authors
Ommen, Sara J.
Mithra, Prasanna
T., Rekha
Kumar, Nithin
Holla, Ramesh
Kulal, Naveen
Rao, Mithun
Unnikrishnan, Bhaskaran
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education - Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
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Article History
Received: 29 January 2025
Accepted: 2 July 2025
First Online: 19 July 2025
Declarations
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: This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was conducted after the approval of the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) of Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (IECKMCMLR-11/2022/455). Informed consent was taken from each of the participants before the commencement of the study. This study caused no harm to the participants, researchers, or the health system. This article is reported following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines for case-control studies.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
