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Authors
Pandey, Pragya
Jasrasaria, Neha
Bharti, Ramesh
Yadav, Rakesh Kumar
Kumari, Monika
Vaishnavi, Abinia
Pandey, Rahul
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Health Research-Multidisciplinary Research Unit (DHR-MRU) , Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), King George’s Medical University. (DHR/MRU/3260)
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Article History
Received: 31 January 2025
Accepted: 21 November 2025
First Online: 1 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted following the ethical guidelines of King George’s Medical University, Lucknow (UP), and Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC No. 124th ECM IIA/P5), and written informed consent was secured from the parents or legal guardians of all participants. Assent was also obtained from children aged 7–16 years, following ethical standards for paediatric research.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
