Thapa Magar, Dinesh Babu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7758-5874
Pandit, Ram https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4053-5694
Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3367-6931
Funding for this research was provided by:
This research was financially supported by the University Postgraduate Award and Graduate Research School Travel Award, University of Western Australia (UWA).
Article History
Received: 19 January 2025
Accepted: 15 November 2025
First Online: 29 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study is part of a doctoral thesis and received approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the University of Western Australia (RA/4/20/5652). The university adheres to the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (Australia) to ensure that ethical standards are upheld throughout the research process. All ethics protocols were maintained during the fieldwork. Survey participants were provided with an informed consent form prior to the interviews and only those who voluntarily agreed to participate were included as respondents in the study.
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