Jayangi, Lilanga
Ganegoda, Umanda Dilrukshi
Amarasekara, Thamara Dilhani
Article History
Received: 4 July 2025
Accepted: 24 December 2025
First Online: 6 January 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (REC/ NSG 21). Further approval was obtained from the Dean of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences and all department heads of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences. This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their involvement in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.