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Authors
Shah, Akshat P.
Dave, Jigna D.
Makwana, Mohit N.
Rupani, Mihir P.
Shah, Immad A.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Gujarat State Tuberculosis Cell, Government of Gujarat (TB/382022/OR/2022/1, 17-05-2022)
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Article History
Received: 12 April 2024
Accepted: 15 June 2024
First Online: 20 June 2024
Declarations
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: This study received approval from the Institutional Scientific Review Committee and Institutional Ethics Committee of Government Medical College, Bhavnagar (Bhavnagar, Gujarat) under approval number 1129/2021 dated 29-10-2021. Subsequently, approval was also obtained from the Scientific Advisory Committee and the Institutional Human Ethics Committee of ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health (Ahmedabad, Gujarat) under approval number EC/2021-22/3.1, dated 10-03-2022. Permission to access the quantitative data was granted by the State TB Operational Research Committee (Government of Gujarat). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants for their involvement in the study and for the audio recording of the in-depth interviews. The study adhered to the principles outlined in the Helsinki Declaration. Throughout the study, the research team maintained complete access to any data accessed and/or gathered. Patient privacy was upheld by utilizing identifiers provided by the national TB program.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
