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Srinivasan, Sampath Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-8447
Govindharaj, Pitchaimani https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3637-3760
Gopal, Prabu https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2433-4809
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research & Indian Council of Social Science Research (Ref. no. 6/2016/ICMR-ICSSR-SBR dated: 03.07.2017)
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Article History
Received: 14 September 2025
Accepted: 13 January 2026
First Online: 27 January 2026
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Participation of respondent of the study voluntary and information was collected anonymously after obtaining written informed consent from each of them by assuring confidentiality throughout the data collection period. The study was conducted under the principles of the Helsinki Declaration.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
