Pai, Manacy http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3608-3859
Muhammad, T. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1486-7038
Article History
Received: 10 May 2023
Accepted: 4 October 2023
First Online: 23 October 2023
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was obtained from the Central Ethics Committee on Human Research (CECHR) under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Institutional Review Boards of collaborating organizations including International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. And all methods were carried out in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations of ICMR.
: The survey agencies that conducted the field survey for the data collection have collected prior informed consent (signed and oral) for both the interviews and biomarker tests from the eligible respondents in accordance with Human Subjects Protection.
: In case of illiterate older people, informed consent was obtained from their legal guardians for the study participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.