Vigneshwaran, Easwaran
Goruntla, Narayana
Bommireddy, Bhavana Reddy
Mantargi, Mohammad Jaffar Sadiq
Mopuri, Bhavani
Thammisetty, Durga Prasad
Veerabhadrappa, Kasturi Vishwanathasetty
Bukke, Sarad Pawar Naik
Article History
Received: 27 August 2023
Accepted: 27 November 2023
First Online: 8 December 2023
Declarations
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: The study protocol, data collection tools, and informed consent procedure was approved by Kampala International University-Research and Ethics Committee (KIU-REC 2023–014). The study was conducted in accordance with the provisions of Declaration of Helsinki regarding research in human subjects. All eligible participants were approached by a female researcher who can speak local language and English. The researcher explained the study protocol and objectives to the eligible participants, and received an oral and written consent on voluntary basis. For illiterate participants, the informed consent was obtained from a legally authorized representative or local guardian. Participants are free to express their opinions and questions regarding the study and get clarifications from the principal investigator. All participants have a complete right to withdraw from the study at any stage of the research process (consent, initiation, process, and completion). The study participants were not subjected to any harm as the survey was conducted through interviews and did not involve any invasive procedures.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.