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Article History

Received: 30 June 2022

Accepted: 29 November 2022

First Online: 31 December 2022

Declarations

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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Boards (Ref No-131/2018). Along with this, approval was obtained by the Health Ministry’s Screening Committee, Indian Council of Medical Research, Government of India (ID No-2018-0408). Regulatory approvals from the medical officer in-charge of the respective PHCs were obtained before the start of the study. Participants were briefed in local language about the purpose of the study and his/her rights as a participant, and a written consent was taken from them. Adolescents below 18 years were asked to sign an assent form along with the consent from their parent/guardian. Those adolescents identified with the selected mental health condition requiring further management were referred to a psychiatry clinic. Participants were givenan unique participant identification number, after which their demographic details were delinked from the direct/indirect identifiers from the study records. The study data was accessible only to investigators.

: All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript and have given their consent for publishing.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.