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Adhikary, Mihir https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3569-5151
Goyal, Amit Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7616-1685
Akhtar, Shamrin
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Received: 26 June 2024
Accepted: 31 July 2025
First Online: 8 October 2025
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: No ethical approval is required as this paper utilizes anonymized secondary sources of data. However, The survey agencies that conducted the field survey for the data collection have collected prior informed consent (written and verbal) from all the participants. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) extended the necessary guidance and ethical approval for conducting the LASI survey.All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
