Vaman, Raman Swathy
Selvaraj, Kalaiselvi
Nair, Dina
Valamparampil, Mathew Joseph
Vannadil, Anjali
Vincent, Jose
Sudha, Reshma Rajan
Mamachan, Serah
Nair, Greshma Chandrasekharan
Radhakrishnan, Athira Kavundezhath
Melfha, Jeen
Jeyakumar, Annadurai
Shewade, Hemant Deepak
Article History
Received: 6 April 2025
Accepted: 22 August 2025
First Online: 22 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by the Institutional Human Ethics Committee of ICMR-NIE Chennai (Approval number NIE/IHEC/A/202408-06 dated 18/09/2024). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. We also obtained necessary permissions from the State TB Officer as a gatekeeper consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.