Shadap, Arkierupaia
D’Souza, Sonia R.B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3842-2650
Mayya, Shreemathi S. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0753-9490
Upadhya, Rekha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3336-9616
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 11 March 2025
Accepted: 22 September 2025
First Online: 19 November 2025
Declarations
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: SMIMS Institution Ethics Committee (reference SMIMS/IEC/2021-43 Dated. 31 st August 2021) approved the study. Mothers provided free informed written consent.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.