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Kumari, A. M. U. P.
Vidanapathirana, J.
Amarasekara, J.
Karunanayake, L.
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Received: 3 October 2024
Accepted: 5 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Ethical Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (Reference: EC-18-066, extended to 2019). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Permission to conduct the study was granted by the Director of DGH Monaragala and the Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) Monaragala. Informed written consent was obtained from all study participants.
: All authors provided consent.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
