Ranasinghe, Priyanga https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1522-9276
Peiris, Charindie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-9618
Weerasekara, Pumudu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7879-9439
Gunarathna, Pulasthi B. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3175-2445
Jeyapragasam, Hajanthy https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0802-4712
Manchanayake, Minura https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3383-512X
Webb, David J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0755-1756
Article History
Received: 31 October 2025
Accepted: 17 March 2026
First Online: 21 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (EC-23-028).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Informed written consent was obtained from all participants prior to recruitment to the study, after being fully briefed about the study objectives, procedures and their right to withdraw at any stage without affecting their clinical care. The study was conducted as per ethical principals in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.