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Authors
Wijewickrama, Eranga https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1516-7263
Fernando, Desha Rajni https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4034-2799
Wickramarachchi, Ashani
Katulanda, Gaya Wijeweera https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9499-6440
Wickramasinghe, Vithanage Pujitha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8355-1283
Katulanda, Prasad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4313-7528
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (RPHS/CKDu/01)
National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (RPHS/2016/DTM/01)
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Article History
Received: 24 July 2025
Accepted: 22 January 2026
First Online: 9 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Ethical approval was obtained from Ethics review committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (Ref No: EC-15–130).All participants were informed about the purpose, procedures, risks and benefits of the study. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
