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Article History

Received: 13 March 2026

Accepted: 25 August 2026

First Online: 6 September 2026

Declarations

Ethical approval and consent to participate: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects of the University of Dhaka (IBDUREC) and reference number is IBDUREC-2025-22. This study was conducted in compliance with the ethical principles regarding research in human subjects together with the assurance of the privacy and confidentiality of the subjects. Before involvement in the survey, the participants were informed about the purpose of the study and themselves took informed consent. Participants were also reassured that they would be able to move out of the study anytime they wanted with no penalty. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Informed consent was also obtained from all respondents, who were assured that their participation in the research was entirely voluntary.

Consent to publication: Not applicable.

Clinical trial number: Not applicable.

Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.