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Authors
Hirani, Farzeen
Ariff, Shabina
Nathwani, Apsara Ali
Peerwani, Ghazal
Kalbarczyk, Anna
Sultana, Shazia
Kazi, Abdul Momin
Yousuf, Farheen
Lefevre, Amnesty E.
Bhutta, Shereen
Winch, Peter J.
Soofi, Sajid
Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
Zaidi, Anita K. M.
Mir, Fatima
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Baqui, Abdullah H.
Hotwani, Aneeta
Zaidi, Anita K.
Kabir, Furqan
Rafiqullah, Iftekhar
Reller, Megan E.
Islam, Mohammad Shahidul
Connor, Nicholas E.
Shakoor, Sadia
Saha, Samir K.
Qureshi, Shahida M.
El Arifeen, Shams
Zaidi, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Bartlett, Linda
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Article History
Received: 12 February 2024
Accepted: 3 March 2025
First Online: 16 April 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by The Aga Khan University Ethical Review Committee (ERC: 2471-Ped ERC 13). Consent forms were drafted in the Urdu, Sindhi, and Balochi languages, and informed oral consent was obtained from all participants. Women were also asked to repeat what they understood from the consent. For illiterate participants, the research assistant explained the consent in their local language so that the participant can comprehend. Moreover, verbal consent was taken from attendants of illiterate participants. All study procedures, including data collection, are consistent with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The permission for verbal consent of the participants was obtained from The Aga Khan University Ethical Review Committee.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
