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Sarkar, Amrita
Begum, Jarina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6884-6799
Roy, Debjit
Shikha, Swati
Ali, Syed Irfan
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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: 1 May 2026
Accepted: 6 August 2026
First Online: 11 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of Site A: Manipal Tata Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, MTMC/IEC/2024/72; Site B: Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, TRIHMS/IEC/05/2023 Ref. file IEC/2023/075. Informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants prior to data collection. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Participant confidentiality and data anonymity were strictly maintained throughout the study.
Consent for publication: Consent for publication was obtained from all participants as part of the participant information sheet and informed consent process.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
