Article History
Received: 9 July 2021
Accepted: 14 March 2022
First Online: 22 March 2022
Declarations
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: The Central Ethics Committee on Human Research (CECHR) under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) provided the ethical approval for conducting the LASI survey. Analyses and methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.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.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that there is no competing interest.