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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
Ethics approval and consent to participate: 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.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
