Balaji, Madhumitha
Panse, Smita
Mandhare, Kavita
Shah, Arjun K.
Burazeri, Genc
Santre, Manjeet
Pathare, Soumitra
Phillips, Michael R.
Vijayakumar, Lakshmi
Czabanowska, Katarzyna
Krafft, Thomas
Patel, Vikram
Article History
Received: 28 October 2025
Accepted: 1 December 2025
First Online: 22 January 2026
Declarations
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: All persons participated voluntarily, after receiving comprehensive information translated into the local languages. Consenting individuals provided written consent. For persons younger than 18 years, legal guardians gave consent. All persons were free to refuse participation or leave the interview at any given time. The study was approved by the Institutional review Board of Sangath, the organisation conducting the study (IRB registration number - ECR/235/indt/GA/2015; project registration number – MB_2017_28; date of approval − 19.08.2017).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.