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Authors
Mettananda, Sachith
Thenuwara, Nethmini
Madushith, Ranod
Samarakoon, Yasara
Lucas, Nishani
Herath, Himali
Danansuriya, Manjula
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
World Health Organization
UNICEF, Sri Lanka
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Article History
Received: 6 January 2026
Accepted: 2 June 2026
First Online: 5 June 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in this study complied with the Helsinki Declaration. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians (Ref: SLCP/ERC/2024/15). Informed consent was obtained from all study participants before recruitment. Administrative approval was obtained from the Director General of Health Services and the Directors of the participating hospitals.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
