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Article History

Received: 12 November 2025

Accepted: 28 August 2026

First Online: 24 September 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical clearance was granted by the Institutional Human Ethics Committee of Kasturba Gandhi Nursing College, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University (KGNC/IHEC/2025/059). This research was carried out in accordance with the principles embodied in the Declaration of Helsinki. To ensure ethical equity, the digital storytelling educational materials were made available to the control group students and their parents after completion of the post-intervention assessment. Informed consent was obtained from all participants and their parents or guardians. Verbal assent was obtained for children who were in the age group of 11–12 years, and written assent along with parental consent was taken for children of 13 years. No financial compensation was provided.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.