Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center (FOGX-19-65064-1)
Article History
Received: 8 February 2022
Accepted: 1 September 2022
First Online: 15 September 2022
Declarations
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: The ethical approval for the present study was obtained by the Research and Ethical Committee, Rawalpindi Medical College and Allied Hospitals, Rawalpindi, and Human Development Research Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan. Approval was obtained on 29 December 2016 and 29 January 2017, respectively.
: The consent for publication was obtained from all study participants at the time of enrollment.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.