Leela Keerthy, T.
Seema, P.
Article History
Received: 6 April 2026
Accepted: 16 June 2026
First Online: 25 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Kalaburagi (Reference No. ESICMC/GLB/IEC/18/2023). All procedures were carried out in accordance with the ethical standards of the Institutional Ethics Committee and in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. The Ethics Committee permitted verbal informed consent for telephonic interviews (documented with timestamp); written informed consent was obtained for all in-person qualitative interviews.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.