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Accepted: 4 October 2024

First Online: 15 October 2024

Declarations

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: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. We obtained informed consent from the guardians and participants in accordance with the rigorous ethical process mandated by our respective institutions and the principles of research ethics. The study complied with strict ethical guidelines. The researchers followed all the rules to apply for permission from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police and received approval to start fieldwork. The participant information sheet was prepared in advance of the interview and given to the participant with the relevant information. In order to confirm that participants agreed voluntarily to participate in the study, the researchers also created a consent form. Due to the sensitive nature of the study, participation was entirely voluntary.

: The authors declare no competing interests.