Paul G, Jackwin Sam
Joseph, Sarah Sunil
Obed, Prathibha
Rose, Anuradha
Mohan, Venkata Raghava
Paul D, John
Vinothkumar, Samuel Prasanna J.
Vinodh, Amala
Amritanand, Anika
Paul, Padma
Abraham, Vinod Joseph
Article History
Received: 19 May 2025
Accepted: 16 September 2025
First Online: 31 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board and Ethics Committee, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India (Registration No. ECR/326/Inst/TN/2013/RR-24, IRB Min No: 14637 dated 27/04/2022). As per the approved protocol, the IRB waived the requirement for individual consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.