Bhosale, Madhura Meghraj
Prabhakaran, Anusree
Rao, Arathi P
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 7 March 2025
Accepted: 8 September 2025
First Online: 6 October 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance to conduct the study was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital IEC (IEC NO646/2022) on 8th March 2023. This study was conducted in accordance to National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research Involving Human Participants by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), ensuring compliance with established ethical standards. Prior to the data collection, participants were explained about the study and written informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all the participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.