Aghoram, Rajeswari
Nair, Pradeep P.
Lakshminarayanan, Subitha
Ramasamy, Rajalakshmy
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (ECD/Adhoc/87/2021-2022)
Article History
Received: 17 January 2025
Accepted: 23 September 2025
First Online: 24 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted adhering to the declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was sought from all participants. The study was approved by the Institute ethics board of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India (JIP/IEC/2021/303).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.