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Adhikari, Prashanna
Maharjan, Roshani
Paudel, Subash
Malla, Bikram
Shah, Pradeep Kumar
Bastola, Anup
Shrestha, Upendra Thapa
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Article History
Received: 18 October 2021
Accepted: 25 January 2022
First Online: 10 February 2022
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: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Committee (IRC), Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) on the registration number 666/2019. A copy of the information sheet and consent form was given to participants to obtain written consent before enrollment in the research and collecting samples. A local language-translated information sheet was read for illiterate participants. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants and in the case of children under 16 years, both written informed consent with assent was obtained from a parent or guardian attending the hospital along with the participant. All the methods were carried out in accordance with the principles stated in the Declaration of Helsinki.
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: We declare no competing interests.
