Varshney, Pallavi
Shenoy, Vijendra S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9294-7626
M Kamath, Panduranga
Zuturu, Neehal
Dhawan, Saksham
Kudlu, Kshithi
K V, Apoorva
Rai, Santhosh
Article History
Received: 28 June 2024
Accepted: 4 October 2024
First Online: 28 October 2024
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (IEC KMC MLR 06–19/265). The research was conducted ethically, with all study procedures being performed in accordance with the requirements of the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent for participation in the study and publication of study findings was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.
: Each of the authors has contributed to, read, and approved this manuscript. The authors report no existing or potential conflicts of interest of a financial, personal, or any other nature that could affect or bias this research.