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Kalubowila, Kasuni Chamila https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1630-897X
Arambepola, Carukshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2981-349X
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Received: 18 August 2025
Accepted: 5 January 2026
First Online: 20 January 2026
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (Reference No: EC-17-123). All procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed written consent was obtained from all adult participants prior to participation. For participants under the age of 16Â years, written informed consent was obtained from a parent or legal guardian, and assent was obtained from the child where appropriate, in accordance with ethical guidelines approved by the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.
: Not applicable. No identifying information of participants is included in this manuscript.
: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have influenced the work reported in this paper.
