Saleem, Javeria
Zakar, Rubeena
Butt, Muhammad Salman
Aadil, Rana Muhammad
Ali, Zulfiqar
Bukhari, Gul Mehar Javaid
Ishaq, Muhammad
Fischer, Florian
Article History
Received: 3 July 2023
Accepted: 8 January 2024
First Online: 12 January 2024
Declarations
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: The provincial and district health departments of Punjab, Pakistan, gave their approval for the study to be conducted. The study was conducted after the approval of the Ethical Review and Advanced Study Research Board of the University of Punjab, Pakistan (ref-9/2352-ACAD). It followed the Declaration of Helsinki’s principles. Written informed consent was obtained from the parents of the participants after introducing them to the purpose of the study.
: Not applicable.
: RZ and FF are Associate Editors at BMC Public Health. All the other authors declare no conflict of interest.