Mohan, Malu
Thangaraj, Jeromie W. V.
Pandey, Sumit
Sri Lakshmi Priya, G.
Arunachalam, Sivavallinathan
Sharma, Rahul
Shewade, Hemant Deepak
Aishwarya, B.
Afeeq, K.
Khatoon, Afsana
Gokulvijay, B.
Sireesha, Gude
Chandra, Kavita
Nandhakumar, S.
Samuel, Prince
Nanditha Viswanathan, C.
Shanmugasundaram, Devika
Rao, Raghuram
Murhekar, Manoj V.
Jeyashree, Kathiresan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6459-3659
Funding for this research was provided by:
United States Agency for International Development
Article History
Received: 16 February 2024
Accepted: 10 May 2024
First Online: 23 May 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the Institutional Human Ethics Committee (Academic) ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE/IHEC/202201–13). The objectives of the research were clearly explained to all the participants and written informed consent was obtained before each interview. Unless a companion was requested by the participants, only the interviewer and the participant were present during the interviews to ensure privacy and data confidentiality. The audio recordings and the consent forms were stored as encrypted files. Personal identifiers were not recorded during the interview.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.