Rahman, Md Hafizur
Manna, Ridwana Maher
Usmani, Nasimul Ghani
Chandra, Pradip
Al Mamun, Md. Abdullah
Amin, Md Robed
Khan, Maruf Ahmed
Ahmed, Helal Uddin
Islam, S. M. Hasibul
Islam, Md. Shariful
Ara, Tasnu
Akter, Ema
Ahmed, Anisuddin
Shomik, Mohammad Sohel
El Arifeen, Shams
Hossain, Aniqa Tasnim
Rahman, Ahmed Ehsanur
Funding for this research was provided by:
Non-communicable Disease Control (NCDC) division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226, GR-02525, GR-02393, GR-02226)
Global Affairs Canada (GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063, GR-02063)
Article History
Received: 27 January 2025
Accepted: 8 May 2025
First Online: 17 May 2025
Declarations
:
: All authors reviewed the manuscript thoroughly and provided consent for publication.
: Ethical approval for this study was secured from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of icddr, b under protocol number PR-22103, and informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: MRA and MAK are affiliated with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), which provided funding for this study. All other authors do not have any competing interest to declare.