Khanal, Mahesh Kumar http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5324-2802
Mansur Ahmed, M. S. A.
Moniruzzaman, Mohammad
Banik, Palash Chandra
Dhungana, Raja Ram
Bhandari, Pratiksha
Devkota, Surya
Shayami, Arun
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norad’s Programme for Master Studies
Article History
Received: 27 September 2017
Accepted: 24 May 2018
First Online: 31 May 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical Review Committee of Nepal Health Research Council reviewed and approved the study. Enumerators informed about study objectives, data collection procedures, benefits and risks of the study, confidentiality, and anticipated use of the results to all eligible participants. Then, the trained enumerators (health professionals) obtained written consent or thumb impression (if unable to write) using a consent form in Nepali language.
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