Ethics approvals
For the K-DPP Follow-up study, we obtained Ethics approval from the Institutional Review Board of SCTIMST (ID: SCT/IEC/1349/APRIL-2019) and the Alfred Human Research Ethics Committee (ID: 463/21). Local approvals from HMSC and State Health Departments have been obtained before the start of data collection. A participant information sheet that describes the objectives of the study and the study procedures are being provided to participants along with the informed consent form. Participants provided written informed consent for each phase of the study.