Choudhary, Nisha https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4048-1819
Sangwan, Ramesh Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3127-4026
Kumar, Mukesh
Khetan, Mukti https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1017-1474
Dahiya, Neha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2276-8016
Yadav, Bhupendra
Dhikav, Vikas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7574-2477
Choudhary, Ritu
Babu, Bontha V. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5096-2222
Article History
Received: 10 January 2026
Accepted: 10 June 2026
First Online: 16 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study adhered to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India (IEC No.: IIPHGIEC/2024-25/21-17). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.