Krishnamurthy, Nandini
Rathinaswamy, Jebaraj
Kumar, Ashok
Shuba, S
RB, Devi Krishna
Murali, Sanjana
Kumar, Revathy
Arul anto, Delphia
Beuna, Maria Christina
F, Andrea Mary.
Article History
Received: 25 September 2025
Accepted: 16 November 2025
First Online: 27 November 2025
Declarations
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: The present study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (Ref No: IEC-NI/23/AUG/88/50). Written informed consent was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of all participating children prior to sample collection and inclusion in the study.
: Not applicable.
: Authors does not have any conflict of interest.
: The authors declare no competing interests.