Ganguly, Mousumi https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2611-0658
Jana, Sila https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2455-6567
Ganguly, Arindam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2215-847X
Chattaraj, Manasi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1672-0630
Midya, Dipak K. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9028-3504
Article History
Received: 19 November 2024
Accepted: 7 May 2025
First Online: 16 May 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Human Ethics Committee of Vidyasagar University (VU/IHEC-4/9-23). Relevant stakeholders were formally approached through official letters and permission was obtained at all levels. The details of the study were communicated to the participants. Given that a significant proportion of the respondents were below the age of 18, verbal consent was obtained from the parents/guardians of the children through telephone communication. After coordinating with the parents, written consent was obtained prior to conducting interviews.
: This work is original and has not been published elsewhere, nor is it currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
: The authors declare no competing interests.