Mahmood, Tarek
Afroz, Rafian
Chowdhury, Jayanta Paul
Khan, Fatema
Zaman, Mir Susmita
Khan, Md Abdullah Saeed
Hasan, Mohammad Jahid
Article History
Received: 26 February 2025
Accepted: 29 October 2025
First Online: 12 November 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
: Not applicable.
: The study was ethically approved by the Ethical Review Committee of Public Health Foundation ( PHF-NG-1002 ). All the procedures were conducted in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed written consent was taken before the enrolment of participants in the study.
: The Artificial Intelligence (AI) software ChatGPT 3.5 was used during the preparation of some parts of the manuscript to enhance the readability of the paper, as the authors are not Native English speakers. However, authors reviewed the writing before finalization and take complete responsibility of the information provided.