Gayathri M, Surya https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2322-5867
Naik, Bharathi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6645-9151
Ghoshal, Arun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9975-2568
Damani, Anuja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4469-0846
Nagaraju, Shankar Prasad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1016-8280
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 13 October 2024
Accepted: 9 April 2025
First Online: 21 April 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, India (IEC- 219/2022), and the Institutional Review Board waived the need for consent to participate. The confidentiality of personal health information was maintained throughout data collection and analysis.
: This is not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.