Jayatilaka, P. S.
Ranatunga, R. A. S.
Wijerathna, H. S. U.
Fernando, A. D. S.
Jinarathne, K. M. H.
Naullage, N. G. R. K.
Silva, S. N. S.
Thananjayan, K.
Amarasiri, L. K. H. R. T.
Jayasundara, N. P. K.
Mallawa, M. C. K.
Dangolla, A.
Iddamaldeniya, S. S.
Samarakoon, S. M. N. S.
Dayananda, A. G. M. L. K.
Nazeem, A. M. M.
Rajakaruna, R. S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Council Sri Lanka (20-083)
University of Peradeniya (RG/2023/33/S)
Article History
Received: 6 February 2024
Accepted: 26 August 2024
First Online: 7 October 2024
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All the study protocols and objectives were approved by the Ethical Clearance Review Committee of the Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.