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Vannadil, Anjali
Sobagaiah, Ranganath Thimmanahalli
Chandrashekar, Sushma Shekar
Dineshan, Indu
Reddy, Ramakrishna
Vaman, Raman Swathy
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Article History
Received: 4 May 2025
Accepted: 13 November 2025
First Online: 18 November 2025
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of BMCRI. Approval no: BMCRI/PG/48/2023-24 dated 25/04/2024. An informed electronic consent form preceded the questionnaire, explaining the purpose of the study, voluntary nature of participation, and assurance of anonymity. Participants were informed that they could withdraw at any time prior to submission by closing the form without saving their responses. All data used in the analysis were de-identified and coded to ensure confidentiality.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: While preparing this manuscript, we used Grammarly AI and ChatGPT to improve readability and language. After using this tool, we reviewed and edited the content as needed and takes full responsibility for the content of the publication.
