Gnanaraj, Justin Paul
Princy, S Anne
Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen
Sathyendra, Sowmya
Jeyabalan, Nambirajan
Sethumadhavan, Ragothaman
G, Selvarani
Sumathi, N.
S, Vinotha
P, Pachaiappan
Murali, Vimali
B, Shanthirani
T, Gomathi
P, Muthuprabha
Jeemon, Panniyammakal
Elavarasi, E.
R, Rajarajeshwari
S, Vijaya
K, Kanmani
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Article History
Received: 25 September 2021
Accepted: 30 November 2021
First Online: 29 January 2022
Declarations
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: The Institute Ethics Committee of Madras Medical College, Chennai-60003 approved the study on 11<sup>th</sup> July 2019 (approval number-01062019). The study protocol is also approved the Institutional Ethical Committee- Government Kilpauk Medical College (approval number—254/2019), Institutional Ethics Committee of Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research (SRIHER) (IEC/19/NOV/155/71), Institutional Ethical & Scientific Committee – Government Vellore Medical College, The Ethics Committee -Dharmapuri Medical College, The Ethics Committee -Madurai Medical College, Institutional Ethics Committee- Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College & hospital (approval number: GMKMC&H/4341/IEC/2019–194), Institutional Human Ethics Committee-Coimbatore Medical College (approval number: 0298/2019), Institutional Ethical Committee-Government Theni Medical College (approval number: 971/MEIII/19), Institutional Ethics Committee-KAPV Government Medical College (IEC no: 77/2019), Institutional Ethical Committee-Kanyakumari Government Medical College (Ref No: 2624 / ME2/2019) and Institutional Research Ethics committee-Tirunelveli Medical College, (Ref No: 1588/O&G/2019). We have obtained written informed from all the participants before enrolment.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.