Edirisinghe, E. M. S. K.
Wimalasiri, A. J. W. A. N.
Sirithunga, S. S.
Ekanayake, A. G. W. K.
Edirisinghe, D. A. S.
Rathnakumari, K. N.
Perera, A. C. H.
Article History
Received: 5 July 2026
Accepted: 30 September 2026
First Online: 2 October 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee of KAATSU International University (KIU), Sri Lanka (Approval No. KIU_ERC_25_027), and from the institutional review committee of the National Nephrology Specialised Hospital, Polonnaruwa. The study followed the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Consent for publication: Not applicable. The manuscript contains no individually identifiable data.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.