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Malawaraarachchi, Binuri Pabasara
Abeysinghe, Chathurya
Seneviwickrama, Maheeka https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4182-284X
Ranasinghe, Sriyani
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Received: 2 July 2025
Accepted: 3 November 2025
First Online: 25 November 2025
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (ERC: 41/24). This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the declaration of Helsinki. The ethical principles followed in this study included respect for human participants, beneficence and non-maleficence, autonomy and freedom, veracity and fidelity, anonymity and confidentiality, and justice. Permission to conduct this study was obtained from the Director and relevant consultants of the NICM. Informed consent was obtained by all participants prior to the interview.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
