Rathish, Devarajan http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3346-4410
Rajapakse, Jayanthe http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3929-3416
Weerakoon, Kosala http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4814-6928
Article History
Received: 31 July 2022
Accepted: 13 December 2022
First Online: 19 December 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (ERC/2020/76). Informed written consent was obtained from all participants. The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. All necessary measures were taken to preserve the participant’s privacy and confidentiality.
: Images of the pet dogs were provided by participants with consent for publication.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.