Shivakumar, Nirupama
Thomas, Tinku https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1786-6076
Devi, Sarita https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8344-6897
Jahoor, Farook
Kurpad, Anura V. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7998-2438
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1133329, OPP1133329, OPP1133329, OPP1133329, OPP1133329)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Article History
Received: 10 June 2022
Revised: 18 January 2023
Accepted: 19 January 2023
First Online: 31 January 2023
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethical Review Board of St. John’s Medical College and Hospital and by the Institutional Review Board for Human Subject Research of Baylor College of Medicine & Affiliated Hospitals. A written informed consent was obtained from the primary caregivers of the participating children. The study was registered at the Clinical Trials Registry of India (); registration number: CTRI/2017/02/007921.