Sulochanadevi, B. C.
Mamatha, H. K.
Devadasan, N.
Yashaswini, G. R.
Shilpa, D. M.
Manjunatha, M. C.
Madhu, B.
Article History
Received: 14 October 2025
Accepted: 3 March 2026
First Online: 19 March 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the JSS Institutional Ethics Committee (Approval No. JSSMC/IEC/070324/03 NCT/2024-25, dated 02.05.2024). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to participation in the study. Explicit consent for audio recording was also obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
: Not applicable. The manuscript does not contain any individual-level identifiable data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.