Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance (IA/CPHI/18/1/503927)
Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance (IA/CPHI/18/1/503927)
Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance (IA/CPHI/18/1/503927)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 5 October 2024
Accepted: 29 June 2025
First Online: 17 July 2025
Declarations
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: This study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IEC: 348/2018). Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.