Funding for this research was provided by:
Johns Hopkins Maternal and Child Health India Centre
Article History
Received: 31 May 2023
Accepted: 17 April 2024
First Online: 16 May 2024
Declarations
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: This study was reviewed and determined not to be human subject research by the IRB at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) (FWA FWA00000287). Local ethics approval was not required because this study was deemed Non-Human Subjects Research (NHSR) by the JHSPH IRB. The in-depth interviews for the study were carried out in accordance with qualitative research protocols and adhered to COREQ Guidelines (See Supplementary File- ISSM-COREQ Checklist). Informed oral consent from all study participants was obtained by study team members prior to commencing the interviews. Oral consent was used because these interviews took place virtually. Oral consent was approved by the JHSPH IRB.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.