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Article History

Received: 22 October 2023

Accepted: 5 March 2026

First Online: 16 March 2026

Declarations

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: The LASI study was approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Ethics Committee in January 2017. As per ethics protocols, consent forms were administered to each household and age-eligible individual. In accordance with Human Subjects Protection, written or verbal informed consent was obtained from all the participants, approved by the ICMR Ethics Committee. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations and in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.