Smrithi, N. S.
Sumit, Kumar
Zubair, Sabah Mohd
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 9 January 2025
Accepted: 5 January 2026
First Online: 19 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by Institutional Ethical Committee- Kasturba Medical College-Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethical Committee (Reference number- IEC2/675/2023. Participants provided informed consent. All research was performed in accordance with relevant regulations, including the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethical Committee- Kasturba Medical College-Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethical Committee (Reference number- IEC2/675/2023). All the participants involved in the study were well explained about the study objective and their written consent was obtained before every interview.
: The authors declare no competing interests.