Barma, Sachita https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2014-4339
Das, Mukesh K. L. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4795-9254
Patel, Puja https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9305-4878
Gurung, Sanjeev https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9447-2392
Article History
Received: 24 September 2024
Accepted: 27 February 2025
First Online: 13 March 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was taken from the ethical committee of Valley College of Technical Science (Ref No.220-2078/79) and Site approval and data were obtained from government offices the Department of Health Service, the National Public Health Laboratory, and the District Health Offices of Kathmandu Valley. Oral or written informed consent was taken from participants.
: “Not applicable”
: The authors declare no competing interests.