Surti, Shaily B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0451-0879
Patel, Shubhangi https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2201-8791
Sharma, Yogita https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2447-5513
Sridevi, Parikipandla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0479-6419
Bhat, Deepa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4928-1718
Sarmah, Jatin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8939-0495
Ranjit, Manoranjan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8415-6701
Bal, Madhusmita https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0473-6686
Babu, Bontha V. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5096-2222
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (NTF/SCD-Stigma/2022/SBHSR)
Article History
Received: 2 January 2025
Accepted: 6 February 2025
First Online: 10 March 2025
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committees of the authors’ institutes located at all five study sites.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: Not applicable as no patients’ pictures are published.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.