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Authors
Shikha, Swati
Kumar, Abhishek
Begum, Jarina
Ali, Syed Irfan
Bhakat, Badal Chandra
Akhter, Sami
Sarkar, Prithvish
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
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Article History
Received: 12 July 2025
Accepted: 16 March 2026
First Online: 23 March 2026
Declarations
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: Approval for the study was granted by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Manipal Tata Medical College. (IEC No. MTMC/IEC/2023/01). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional ethics committee. The 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments were followed throughout the study. Informed consent was obtained from all participants, and confidentiality was strictly maintained with no personally identifiable information collected.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
