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Article History

Received: 1 June 2025

Accepted: 6 August 2025

First Online: 30 September 2025

Declarations

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: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Ethics Committee at The George Institute for Global Health, Delhi. Administrative permissions from authorities at district level (health department) and cluster level verbal consent from the village leaders were obtained before conducting the FGDs and interviews. Written informed consent was obtained from literate respondents, and third-party witnessed verbal consents were sought from illiterate respondents. All respondents were informed that the FGDs and interviews were being audio recorded. Personal identifiers were removed from the transcripts, and the data was anonymized to protect confidentiality.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.