Panolan, Sajna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5444-0499
Thomas M, Benson https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2909-7171
Article History
Received: 9 September 2025
Accepted: 13 March 2026
First Online: 17 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. It was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the School of Public Health, SRM IST, Tamil Nadu, on May 16, 2024 (IEC Ref No: 00108/IEC/2024).
: Not applicable.
: Informed consent was obtained from all study participants, and each participant was given an identification number for anonymity.
: The authors declare no competing interests.