Roy, Anjan Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3138-4989
Hossain, Md. Ikbal https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2234-9556
Chowdhury, Samiul Amin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7282-9318
Mezan, Md. Abdul Qaum https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1135-181X
Akter, Masuda https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1535-4923
Akter, Shimpi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0604-1597
Akter, Sopon https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7453-5556
Al Banna, Md. Hasan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2164-3414
Chowdhury, Saifur R. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4361-0792
Kabir, Humayun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3278-6584
Hossain, Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4575-1273
Article History
Received: 22 July 2025
Accepted: 17 November 2025
First Online: 1 December 2025
Declarations
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: We obtained ethical approval from the Ethics Committee of Begum Rabeya Khatun Chowdhury Nursing College, Sylhet, Bangladesh (reference ID: BRKCNC/IRB/2022/1, date of approval: August 25, 2022). The participants were invited to participate voluntarily and were not compensated. The aims and objectives of the study were explained in detail on the first page of the questionnaire. Participants were informed that data would be kept anonymous and that the data would be used only for research purposes. No participants under the age of 18 were involved. Participants had the right to withdraw at any time during the survey. The principal investigators only had access to the raw data. Data will be stored securely for five years post-publication and then deleted. The study was conducted by following the guidelines of the Helsinki Declaration [ ]. Written informed consents were obtained from all participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.