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Article History

Received: 20 March 2025

Accepted: 1 July 2025

First Online: 13 July 2025

Declarations

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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by the ethics board committee of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, registration number: IEC/SHUATS/2020. Assent was obtained from participants under the age of 18, with informed consent provided by their respective class teachers acting as institutional guardians. Participants aged 18 years and above provided their own written informed consent prior to participation in the study.

: Participants and/or their legal guardians were informed about the intent to publish the findings of this research, and consent for publication was obtained. By submitting this document, the authors declare their consent for the final accepted version of the manuscript to be considered for publication.

: The authors declare no competing interests.