Acharya, Sholen
Balakrishnan, Sheila
Rath, Deepak
Article History
Received: 5 April 2025
Accepted: 19 October 2025
First Online: 25 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Committee (IRC), and Human Ethics Committee (HEC) of Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram vide letter no: HEC.No.04/92/2020/MCT dated 26/06/2020. Written informed consent was obtained from participants.
: Informed consent for publication was provided by the participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.