Karthigesu, Kandeepan
Balakumar, Sandrasegarampillai
Arasaratnam, Vasanthy
Article History
Received: 7 February 2023
Accepted: 13 July 2023
First Online: 15 August 2023
Declarations
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: The Ethics Review Committee (ERC) of Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna reviewed the research project, informed written consent form, and questionnaire and issued the ethical clearance to conduct the research (ERC / Dr. K. Kandeepan / 26 / 04 / 2010). The permission to invite the mothers and children from rural villages was obtained from the Director, Regional Directorial of Health Services of Jaffna and the Medical Officer of Health (MOH). All methods were carried out in accordance with the guidelines of the ERC of the Faculty of Medicine (ExternalRef removed).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.