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ul Hassan, Arooj https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3041-5413
Hanif, Asif https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2670-6402
Hassan, Muhammad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1753-7897
Bajwa, Obaid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7218-2507
Anas, Muhammad
Zafar, Muhammad Sohail https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5157-7067
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Article History
Received: 8 December 2025
Accepted: 21 April 2026
First Online: 16 June 2026
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: Written informed consent was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of all participating children before enrollment in the study. Age appropriate written assent was also obtained from the children themselves. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision).Ethical Approval was taken from the IRB of the University Institute of Public Health, The University of Lahore. Ref No. IRB-UOL-FAHS/835II/2019, on 17-01-2019.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: ISRCTN, ISRCTN18356310, 05/08/2025
