Akhter, Hamida https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-1505
Saif, Abu Naser Mohammad https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7078-6780
Jafrin, Nusrat https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3007-3644
Rupa, Rasheda Akter https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4804-3424
Dal Mas, Francesca https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6477-4177
Massaro, Maurizio https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6461-2709
Article History
Received: 22 March 2026
Accepted: 2 July 2026
First Online: 18 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval: Ethical approval was obtained from the Departmental Ethics Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects at the University of Dhaka (Reference Number: IBDUREC-2024–019) prior to the commencement of data collection.
Consent to participate: Informed consent was obtained from all the respondents, who were assured that their participation in this research was entirely voluntary.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.