Article History
Received: 8 March 2025
Accepted: 7 July 2026
First Online: 11 July 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (P 03/01/2023). Participants provided informed written consent before enrolment in the study.