Doddihal, Chandrika
Patil, Shailaja
Article History
Received: 23 October 2025
Accepted: 9 January 2026
First Online: 17 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study has been approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee of BLDE (Deemed to be) University (BLDE (DU)/IEC/602/2022-23). The study has been initiated after obtaining written consent from the principals of the participating schools and assent by the participating adolescents.
: All the authors have reviewed the manuscript and have consented to publish.
: The authors declare no competing interests.