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Authors
Surti, Shaily B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0451-0879
Sharma, Yogita https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2447-5513
Sridevi, Parikipandla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0479-6419
Bal, Madhusmita https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8415-6701
Sarmah, Jatin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8939-0495
Bhat, Deepa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4928-1718
Ranjit, Manoranjan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0473-6686
Jena, Rabindra K.
Babu, Bontha V. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5096-2222
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (NTF/SCD-Stigma/2022/SBHSR)
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Article History
Received: 14 May 2025
Revised: 14 July 2025
Accepted: 6 September 2025
First Online: 24 September 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 respective authors’ institutions, and all these ethics committees approved the study protocol for these study districts.
: Informed consent was obtained from the participant included in the study.
: The authors affirm that the participant provided informed consent for publication of information/quotes in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
