Kandel, Dikshya
Khatiwada, Kabita
Sharma, Sudim
Karki, Divya
Shah, Shalabh
Bhattarai, Srijana
Article History
Received: 21 January 2026
Accepted: 20 March 2026
First Online: 25 March 2026
Declarations
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: The original study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by appropriate ethics committees. Ethical approval was obtained from Institute Review Committee (IRC) of Star Hospital with reference number 336/080/081. Additionally, permission for data collection was obtained from Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital. Written consent was taken from the respondents before proceeding with data collection. All ethical procedures and protocols were duly followed.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.