Singh, Rakesh
Chhetri, Karuna
Khanal, Parinati
Maharjan, Sabina
Garman, Emily
Jordans, Mark J. D.
Lund, Crick
Luitel, Nagendra
Gautam, Kamal
Article History
Received: 5 June 2025
Accepted: 16 September 2025
First Online: 27 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Ethical Review Board of Nepal Health Research Council (ref. no. 896) and the Ethics Committee of King’s College London (ref. no. HR/DP-23/24-38680). This study was carried out according to the Declaration of Helsinki. As all adolescent participants were minors, written informed consent was provided by their parents or guardians, and the adolescents gave written informed assent before participating in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.