Roberts, Lisa http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3722-8634
Renati, Solomon J.
Solomon, Shreeletha
Montgomery, Susanne
Funding for this research was provided by:
Loma Linda University (1000569)
Article History
Received: 6 October 2020
Accepted: 24 March 2021
First Online: 10 April 2021
Declarations
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: Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval was received from the first author’s institution, Loma Linda University (IRB #5190351) and institutional ethics committee (IEC) approval from the second author’s institution, Veer Wajekar Arts, Science & Commerce College (IEC #001/2020). Written informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants. Due to generally low literacy levels and some illiterate participants, the informed consent form was read aloud to each participant with those able to reading along, followed by discussion and answering any questions. Those choosing to participate either signed or marked the informed consent form with their thumbprint, a method commonly used on legal documents in India. A copy of the informed consent form was provided to each participant in their language of choice.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.