Eranna, Prajwal Kumar
Winston, Jim Saroj
Rachna, Dhananjay
Mahapatra, Pradeep Kumar
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nitte University Short Term Research grant (N/RG/NUFR1/NISH/2022/01 dated 28/12/2022)
Article History
Received: 4 July 2025
Accepted: 5 September 2025
First Online: 26 September 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in compliance with the ethical guidelines and adhering to the ethical standards of Helsinki. The institutional ethical review board approved the study of K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, India (EC/NEW/INST/2022/KA/0174) dated 12th December 2023. Informed consent was obtained from the participants who agreed to take part in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.