Sapkota, Krishna Prasad
Shrestha, Aman
Ghimire, Saruna
Mistry, Sabuj Kanti
Yadav, Krishna Kumar
Yadav, Shubash Chandra
Mehta, Ranju Kumari
Quasim, Rubina
Tamang, Man Kumar
Singh, Devendra Raj
Yadav, Om Prakash
Mehata, Suresh
Yadav, Uday Narayan
Article History
Received: 27 March 2024
Accepted: 2 August 2024
First Online: 13 August 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethical Review Board of the Nepal Health Research Council (Ref#114/2021P), and the current research plan received approval from Miami University’s Research Ethics and Integrity Program (ref#04696e). Approval letters from the ward offices were obtained prior to data collection. During the consent process, older adults were briefed on the potential risks and benefits of participating in the survey. All respondents provided written informed consent via signatures or thumbprints. Additionally, respondents were informed about the voluntary nature of their participation, their right to skip questions if they were not interested, option to opt-out anytime in between the interview process, and confidentiality assured for their responses.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.