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Article History

Received: 22 September 2025

Accepted: 9 October 2025

First Online: 25 October 2025

Declarations

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: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), and was registered with the Clinical Trials Registry - India (CTRI).. Statement on ethics approval and consent-include the name of the ethics committee that approved the study: Ethical approval was taken by the parent/ guardian of the children. The ethical committee approval no. : 161/2023-24 by Institutional Ethics Committee ( Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences). The committee’s reference number: 161/Cert./IEC/UPUMS/2023-24.

: Informed consent was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of all participants included in the study.