Perera, Thejanee https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-6466
De Silva, Ishani
Bandara, Pavithri
Bowatte, Asanka
Rathnayake, Dinithi
Perera, Shanika
Sumathipala, Saranga
Muthugala, Rohitha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7546-1069
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health System Enhancement (HSEP) Project, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka.
Article History
Received: 10 April 2025
Accepted: 9 July 2025
First Online: 29 July 2025
Declarations
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: The study adhered to all ethical guidelines and regulations related to human research, with ethical approval obtained from the Medical Research Institute (ERC/06/2025), Sri Lanka. This study was conducted adherence to Declaration of Helsinki on research conducted on human samples and data.
: Not applicable. Consent from individual patients were waivered by ERC based on retrospective nature of the study and no patient identification data was utilized in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.