Nayak, Anush
P, Thanuja G
Prabhu, Avinash V.
Varghese, Liba Sara
S, Jeevan Reddy
M.D, Saeef Khaji
Prasad, Anu
Gudipati, Meghana
V, Niharika
N, Brundashree
Article History
Received: 22 July 2025
Accepted: 20 March 2026
First Online: 17 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the University Ethics Committee for Human trials of Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (reference EC -23/160-F-FLAHS), and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants. Participation was voluntary. Participants were required to read the consent information on the first page of the Microsoft Forms questionnaire and indicate their agreement by selecting “I agree to participate.” Only those who provided consent could access and complete the questionnaire. No personal identifiers were collected, and responses were kept confidential.
: Not applicable, as no identifiable individual data is published.
: The authors declare no competing interests.