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Article History

Received: 23 December 2023

Accepted: 15 March 2025

First Online: 22 April 2025

Declarations

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: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Review Board, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Daffodil International University, Dhaka - 1216, Bangladesh, (Protocol No. Ethics/salman5/2023. The respondent's identity was maintained as anonymous. Before each interview, participants were asked for permission, and they had the option to withdraw at any moment.

: The participants were provided with detailed information about the objectives, research methodology, data sharing and utilization policy, expected challenges and benefits, and the researcher's institutional affiliations. After understanding these aspects, the participants mostly provided written informed consent and the participants those who are illiterate provided verbally informed consent. In addition, the method of obtaining informed consent was approved by the Institutional Ethical Review Board, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh. To ensure the preservation of participants'personal identities, the survey questionnaire deliberately omitted any identifying information. Furthermore, all research methods employed in this study strictly adhered to appropriate guidelines and regulations.

: Not applicable.

: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.