Thakur, Mamta
Mewara, Abhishek
Lakshmi, P. V. M.
Guleria, Sucheta
Khurana, Sumeeta
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (No.Zon/69/2022-ECD-II, No.Zon/69/2022-ECD-II, No.Zon/69/2022-ECD-II, No.Zon/69/2022-ECD-II)
Article History
Received: 10 January 2025
Accepted: 11 March 2025
First Online: 26 September 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study, a cross-sectional analysis, received approval from the scientific and ethics committee at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh (IEC-INT/2022/PhD-849). The committee members have reviewed the study protocol and research proposal thoroughly. Informed written consent was collected from all participants, along with consent from the parents or guardians of child participants.