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Peter, Roshni Mary https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-1898
Kumar, Dhasarathi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5998-7362
Joseph, Alex https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9053-4895
Sukumar, Margret Beaula Alocious https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0633-0161
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Received: 24 February 2026
Accepted: 1 August 2026
First Online: 5 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: A statement to confirm that all experimental protocols were approved by the following collaborating organizations: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Delhi; IRB, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai; IRB, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH), Boston; IRB, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles; IRB, ICMR National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Pune; and IRB, Regional Geriatric Centres (RGCs), MoHFW [ ]. Ethical guidelines were followed, getting participants informed consent, and protecting participants’ privacy when analyzing and reporting data. Anonymized and de-identified the LASI dataset to respect the privacy and confidentiality of participants. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
