Ali, Tazeen Saeed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-8766
Pradhan, Nousheen Akber https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3141-2481
Zaidi, Shehla https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7620-9247
Ali, Ammarah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8633-3943
Jamal, Wafa Zehra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3509-5260
Ariff, Shabina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9627-2662
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Gates Foundation (NV040835)
Article History
Received: 21 November 2024
Accepted: 8 June 2026
First Online: 23 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Ethical Review Committee (ERC) of Aga Khan University (AKU), Pakistan, under ERC approval #2022-7555-21922, ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines. The consent form provided to participants included an information page outlining the study’s parameters, and participants were required to sign it before participation.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.