Chandraratne, Nadeeka K. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-9102
Thekkur, Pruthu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5257-5074
Fernando, Manoj https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0494-8769
Nair, Divya
Chandrasiri, Amila
Attygalle, Deepika Eranjanie
Higashi, Hideki
Bandara, Jayasundara
Harries, Anthony D
Article History
Received: 29 September 2024
Accepted: 13 February 2026
First Online: 21 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Ethics Advisory Group (EAG Number: 01/21) of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung disease, Paris, France, and the Ethics Review Committee (ERC/01/21) of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka for studies involving humans. Written informed consent was obtained from all healthcare workers and patients interviewed in the study. Telephonic verbal consent was taken from patients to review their clinical books for extracting data.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.