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Welhenge, C.
Fernando, K. M.
Fernando, J. N.
Deshapriya, P. C.
Lekamge, M. L. D.
Kasturiratne, A.
De Silva, A. P.
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Article History
Received: 5 February 2026
Accepted: 2 April 2026
First Online: 16 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Ethical Review Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (FWA00013225). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and the study protocol conforms to the ethical guidelines of the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki as reflected in a priori approval by the institution’s human research committee.
: Not applicable.
: The complete study protocol can be found in the supplementary materials.
: The study has not been registered anywhere.
: There was no patient or public involvement in planning, design, conduct, reporting or dissemination of the study and its findings.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
