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Article History

Received: 29 October 2023

Accepted: 20 January 2026

First Online: 2 February 2026

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: The study was approved by the LIBA Research Ethics Committee (approval number: L-REC–2022/12008) dated Dec 2022. The approval was obtained before the data collection. The data collection questionnaire maintained participant anonymity. Participation was voluntary, and respondents were free to quit at any point in time. No personal identifiable information was collected. The questionnaire’s introduction provided respondents with a full explanation of the purpose of the research (for academic Publication) and a guarantee of confidentiality. This confirms that research was performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines, which were developed based on the Declaration of Helsinki of ethical principles involving human participants. The scope of the approval remains for the mentioned topic of the research work only and cannot be used for any other purposes.

: The consent from the respondents was requested in the questionnaire itself and obtained in the form of check boxes in written format. The period of data collection happened from January 2023 to March 2023. Information on the purpose of the study and its outcomes, meant for academic purposes, is made clear to the respondents. The survey does not contain questions to solicit information related to respondents’ personal identity, including name, address, phone number, email address and so on. It only covers the information pertaining to the perception and opinion of the respondents towards the study variables and does not have any confidential information for potential risks associated. In addition, respondents were given an opportunity to ask any questions and seek clarifications, ensuring they fully understood the study's purpose.