John, Jomol Sara
Deepthi, R. V.
Rebekah, Grace
Prabhu, Savit B.
Ajitkumar, P.
Mathew, Georgie
Agarwal, Indira https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4746-2782
Funding for this research was provided by:
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Article History
Received: 14 June 2022
Accepted: 20 November 2022
First Online: 21 February 2023
Declarations
:
: None of the authors declare any conflict of interest.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Institutional research committee and the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Consent was obtained from the parents of all participants.
: Nil.
: JSJ was involved in research and study design, data collection and analysis, interpretationand conclusion, preparation of manuscript and administration; RVD was involved in research study and design, review of manuscript and critical revision; IA was involved in research and study design, interpretation and conclusion, review of manuscript, guide and critical revision and administration; Grace Rebekah was involved in statistical analysis, interpretation and conclusion; SP was involved in laboratory analysis and technical support; PAK in technical support and GM in review of manuscript and critical revision.