Sinha, Abhinav
Sahoo, Prakash Kumar
Sahoo, Krushna Chandra
Highton, Patrick
Mohanty, Shubhashisha
Nayak, Trupti
Prusty, Akshya Kumar
Choudhury, Sujata
Kumari, Barsha
Puchner, Karl
Khunti, Kamlesh
Pati, Sanghamitra
Funding for this research was provided by:
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Article History
Received: 7 January 2025
Accepted: 9 June 2025
First Online: 5 July 2025
Declarations
: All methods were carried out in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: This study was approved by the Institutional Human Ethics Committee of ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar (reference no: ICMR-RMRCB/IHEC-2021/51). Additionally, permission from the State Research and Ethics Committee, Directorate of Health Services, and Government of Odisha was obtained to conduct the study. Informed written consent was obtained from all the participants prior to participation. The data collected were stored anonymously, and the confidentiality of all participants was maintained.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.