Hewapathiranage, Santhushya
Pushpakumara, Nilantha
Sonnadara, Thamalu
Weerakoon, Thilini
Erandika, Naduni
Adhikari, Sachintha
Angeloni, Miriam
Ferrazzi, Fulvia
Amann, Kerstin
Wazil, A. W. M.
Chandrajith, Rohana
Ratnatunga, Neelakanthi
Wijethunge, Sulochana
Enghard, Philipp
Daniel, Christoph
Nanayakkara, Nishantha
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (509149993, TRR 374, C2 and INF)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (509149993, TRR 374, C2 and INF)
GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation) Klinikpartnerschaft Academic
Article History
Received: 25 January 2026
Accepted: 1 June 2026
First Online: 6 June 2026
Declarations
:
: Ethics approval for this study was obtained from the Research and Ethical Review Committee of the General Hospital (Teaching), Kandy (Ref No: THK/ERC/75/2017). A Written consent was obtained from all participants who were interviewed prior to their recruitment into the study. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.