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Authors
Aryal, Nirmal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4835-0785
Regmi, Pramod R. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0226-3894
Sedhain, Arun https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2590-9096
Bhattarai, Sankalpa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5995-5539
KC, Radheshyam Krishna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8302-4491
Mishra, Shravan Kumar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8354-1803
Caplin, Ben https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9544-164X
Pearce, Neil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9938-7852
van Teijlingen, Edwin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5523-8583
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Colt Foundation
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Article History
Received: 14 July 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 18 March 2026
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: Ethical approvals were provided by Bournemouth University (UK) (reference number: 44154, approval date: 19 July 2022) and the Nepal Health Research Council (reference number: 262, approval date: 11 August 2022). Written consent for participation was obtained from all participants. This research was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
