., Ananya
Nayak, Srikanth
Veerabhadrappa, Rakesh Chowkalli
Pillai, Suresh
Devadas, Usha
Article History
Received: 3 June 2025
Accepted: 17 October 2025
First Online: 28 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC:271/2022), Manipal Academy of Higher Education.Informed written consent to participate in the study was obtained from all the participants.
: Written consent was obtained from all the participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.