Article History
Received: 2 August 2023
Accepted: 2 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: The research protocol was approved by the Ethics Review Committee (ERC), General hospital, Kandy Sri Lanka, (Approval Date: 22nd March 2017). Informed consent was obtained from all the study participants before data collection.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors report no conflicts of interest, and they are responsible for the content and writing of the article.