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Authors
Lasanthika, Chalani
Wanigasuriya, Kamani
Hettiaratchi, Usha
Amarasekara, Thamara Dilhani
Goonewardena, Christine Sampatha Evangeline
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
University Research Grant, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. (ASP/ 01/RE/MED/2017/61)
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Article History
Received: 19 September 2025
Accepted: 29 December 2025
First Online: 6 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committees of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Application No.06/19), The National Hospital of Sri Lanka (AAJ/ETH/COM/2021/JULY) and Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Application No.994). The study involved human participants and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. We confirm that all methods were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines regulations. All participants were informed about the aims and process of this study, signed written informed consent forms prior to being interviewed, they were free to withdraw from the research at any point of time, and participated in this study voluntarily. The transcriptions were anonymised using a number to ensure confidentiality.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
