Parvez, Rehnuma
Vijayachari, Paluru
Thiruvengadam, Kannan
Roy, Avijit
Saha, Mrinmoy Kumar
Ramasamy, Jawahar
Vins, Alwin
Biswas, Lipika
Vaz, Alvencia
Kaur, Harpreet
Nagarajan, Muruganandam
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (File no. Tribal/117/2020-ECD-II (2020-5180), File no. Tribal/117/2020-ECD-II (2020-5180))
Article History
Received: 26 December 2023
Accepted: 12 February 2024
First Online: 23 February 2024
Declarations
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: All participants provided informed consent and risks and benefits were explained to them. The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Human Ethics Committee (IHEC) of the Indian Council of Medical Research—Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR-RMRC), Port Blair [IEC No: 03/RMRC/29/06/2017]. All principles of research involving human subjects outlined in the <i>Declaration of Helsinki</i> were adhered to.
: The authors declare no competing interests.