Kang, Bee-Ah
Rimal, Rajiv N.
Bingenheimer, Jeffrey
Ganjoo, Rohini
Yilma, Hagere
Sedlander, Erica
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP112519)
Article History
Received: 19 March 2024
Accepted: 24 March 2025
First Online: 14 April 2025
Declarations
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: We obtained ethics approvals for this study from the Institutional Review Board at George Washington University in Washington DC, USA (FWA00005945), the Institutional Review Board at Sigma Science and Research in New Delhi, India (10031/IRB/D/18–19 for baseline 10059/IRB.19–20 for midline, and 10036/IRB20-21 for end-line), and from the India Council for Medical Research (ICMR)’s Health Ministry Screening Committee (HMSC) (2018 − 0921/F1). All participants in this study signed a form to indicate their informed consent before beginning the interview. Parental permission and informed assent were obtained for all participants who were under the age of 18.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.