Wagle, Chandramani
Ghimire, Dinesh Prasad
Sah, Ajay Kumar
Sah, Abhay Kumar
Gupta, Vivek Prasad
Uranw, Surendra
Gupta, Birendra Prasad
Article History
Received: 1 July 2025
Accepted: 18 August 2025
First Online: 24 September 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Ethics committee of Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal (Approval No. 678). Informed consent was obtained from all participants or their guardians, and patient confidentiality was maintained through data anonymization. All procedures adhered to the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.