Kumar, Archana Prabu https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1536-8433
Mani, Prabu Kumar Chokkalingam
Atta, Komal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1442-2303
Omprakash, Abirami
Maheshkumar, K.
Atwa, Hany
Maruthy, K. N.
R., Padmavathi
Funding for this research was provided by:
‘GATE: Young Faculty Research Grant' (Ref. No: 111/Dean/2012)
Article History
Received: 27 October 2024
Accepted: 23 June 2025
First Online: 7 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Institutional Ethics Clearance was obtained from the host institution [Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, SRIHER (DU), Chennai, India) before recruiting the participants (ref: IEC-NI/12/OCT/30/53 dated 21.03.14). Written informed consent was obtained from students after providing a detailed description of all the components of the study.
: Not applicable.
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study. This study was conducted in full compliance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki regarding ethical conduct of research involving human subjects.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
: Not applicable.