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Authors
Kalikotay, Bhagawaty https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3826-9377
Rajeswari, D.
Uprety, Kamala
Shrestha, Muna
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nepal Health Researcher Council Provincial Health Research Grant (FY 2079/80-2222)
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Article History
Received: 5 September 2025
Accepted: 19 June 2026
First Online: 23 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University (Ref. no. 446(6-11) t2). It was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before participation. The authors affirm that there was no academic misconduct, including plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, or duplicate publication.
: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants included in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
