Arasappa Vishwanath, Vinay https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9966-6931
Raghuramaiah, Sindhu https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0755-0178
Rasalkar, Kavita https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2125-3826
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of higher Education - Manipal Tata Medical College, Jamshedpur
Article History
Received: 13 March 2024
Accepted: 17 December 2024
First Online: 21 January 2025
Declarations
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: We confirm that our study was conducted in full compliance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kuppam (PESIMSR/IHEC/42), and all participants provided informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.