Gupta, Vinay Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8026-2139
Kankane, Nishita https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2331-4606
Mehta, Abhishek https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9192-7615
Mathur, Manu Raj https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4146-4859
David, Siddharth Joel https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9014-666X
Agarwal, Archita https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3991-553X
Garg, Vaitarni Vandana https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7324-3966
Sahoo, Monalisha https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4109-0354
Article History
Received: 24 June 2026
Accepted: 21 August 2026
First Online: 15 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India (Approval No.: 143rd ECM IIA/P8). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before enrolment. Participation was voluntary, and confidentiality of participant information was maintained throughout the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.