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Rajakaruna, V. P. C.
Wijesinghe, C. J.
Chandana, G. J.
Athauda, L. K.
Kasturiratne, A.
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Received: 14 May 2025
Accepted: 14 October 2025
First Online: 26 November 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya (Registration No. P/23/04/2022). Administrative approval was obtained from all relevant authorities (District Secretariat Kegalle District, Regional Director of Health Services-Kegalle District, Medical Officer of Health, Warakapola). Informed written consent was obtained from all participants before data collection. Study was conducted while adhering to the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki on ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects.
: In the current study consent for publication is not applicable as no individual-level data with identification was included in the manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
