Khan, Tila https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3422-1472
Das, Ranjan Saurav
Jaiswal, Abhishek
Halder, Sayantan
Majhi, Rina Maity
Mahato, Arabinda
Ghosh, Tarapada
Satpathi, Parthasarathi
Bhattacharya, Sangeeta Das
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance (IA/CPHE/19/1/504599, IA/CPHE/19/1/504599, IA/CPHE/19/1/504599, IA/CPHE/19/1/504599)
Article History
Received: 22 May 2025
Accepted: 22 July 2025
First Online: 20 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by the institutional ethics committees of Midnapore Medical College & Hospital ((#IEC/2021/02) and the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ((#IIT/SRIC/DeanSRIC/2021). Approval was obtained from the office of Chief Medical Officer of Health of District West Midnapore ((#1655) and the Department of Health and Family Welfare, West Bengal (#SS(ME)/Spl./184/2021). Written informed consents were obtained from the guardians or caregivers of the children.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
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