Thilakarathna, Maheshi
Appuhami, Kawmini
Darshana, Nuwan
Perera, Jennifer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7450-5672
Article History
Received: 13 March 2025
Accepted: 11 August 2025
First Online: 9 October 2025
Declarations
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: Ethics approval for the study was provided by the Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (PW/2024/02/01). To confirm the consent, each recruited participant was required to complete an informed consent form. In compliance with the Helsinki Declaration, all participants voluntarily provided informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.