Zakar, Rubeena
Zakar, Nazoora Manal
Shahzad, Ruhma
Tekian, Ara
Fischer, Florian
Article History
Received: 9 February 2024
Accepted: 13 February 2025
First Online: 17 February 2025
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-No.D/358/FIMS). 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 other authors declare no conflict of interest.