Mohanraj, Sundaresan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-3194
Velmurugan, Ganesan
Swaminathan, Krishnan
Ramakrishnan, Arulraj
Article History
Received: 22 October 2022
Accepted: 14 April 2023
First Online: 2 May 2023
Ethical declarations
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: The study design and protocol received approval from the KMCH Ethics Committee (Ref. No. NNCD: EC/AP/365/02/2015 (Rural study); TNCD:EC/AP/405/09/2015 (Sub-urban study); KNCD: EC/AP/464/07/2016 (Urban study)). The study adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All participants provided informed written consent prior to their participation.
: All authors declare no competing interests.