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Article History

Received: 27 October 2025

Accepted: 29 December 2025

First Online: 12 January 2026

Declarations

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: The study was conducted after obtaining the Ethical Clearance (Ref:403/IHEC-IBSEC/SIST dated 16th April 2025) from the Institutional Human Ethical Committee (IHEC)- Institutional BioSafety & Ethical Committee (IBSEC), Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. Ethical clearance was obtained based on the committee’s approval, and informed consent was secured from the participants in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

: An informed consent which consisted of the participant information (kept confidential) and declaration stating that, “I voluntarily give consent to take part in this study. I have fully discussed and understood the benefits , risks , and procedures of the study. This study has been explained to me in a language that I understood. I have been given enough time to ask any questions that I have about the study , and all my questions have been answered to my satisfaction. I know no compensation/honorarium will be provided to participate in this study. I also consented for the data obtained from the study to be used for publication , which was obtained from every participant and then the study was conducted as approved by the ethical committee.

: All authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript and consent to its publication.

: The authors declare no competing interests.