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Authors
Joseph, Alex https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9053-4895
Kumar, Dhasarathi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5998-7362
Sukumar, Margret Beaula Alocious https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0633-0161
Kaur, Harpreet https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7143-8075
Peter, Roshni Mary https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-1898
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (Tribal/CFP/20/2018-ECD-II)
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Article History
Received: 12 August 2024
Revised: 27 December 2024
Accepted: 2 January 2025
First Online: 15 January 2025
Declarations
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: The protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) of SRM School of Public Health (SPH) SRMIST. The Institutional Ethical Committee recommended obtaining oral consent based on the research protocol. All investigations have been conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Oral assent and written consent were obtained from the study subjects. All study participants verbally agreed to participate after receiving full information about the research. The epidemiologist, public health professionals, the general public, and the research officer reviewed the study protocols and interview guidelines before they were given to the Irula tribe population. No interviews were undertaken without the consent of either an individual or a village panchayat leader. To improve community and stakeholder participation on the ground, the tools developed were translated into Tamil.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participants provided verbal consent after being fully informed about the study’s nature and purpose.
: Consent for publication was obtained from the participants, ensuring the anonymity of personal identifiers that their data and information could be used for this research and subsequent publications.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
