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Rahimi, Bilal Ahmad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6630-5742
Khalid, Aziz Ahmad
Usmani, Asmatullah https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8212-6375
Khalid, Wahid Ahmad
Baseer, Abdul Qadeer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7207-5226
Rahimi, Javed Ahmad
Taylor, Walter R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6236-0464
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Received: 16 July 2024
Accepted: 22 October 2024
First Online: 8 November 2024
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Kandahar University (code number KDRU-EC-2022.25) and permission from Kandahar Province Education Department authorities.
: Prior to the data collection, written informed consent from parents, and written informed assent from study participants were obtained with the help of authorities. Interviews of participants using a predesigned questionnaire were conducted and blood samples were done as per standard operating procedures. For data collection, only patients’ initials were used. Information on the participants would not be disclosed. Prior to entering into the computer for analysis, the collected data were coded and de-identified.
