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Article History

Received: 21 October 2025

Accepted: 15 April 2026

First Online: 22 April 2026

Declarations

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: Ethics approval for this study was obtained by the Ethics review committee of the research department at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo (EC24021). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants were informed about the purpose of the study, assured of confidentiality and provided written consent before participation. Participation was voluntary, and respondents could withdraw at any time without any consequence.

: Written informed consent for publication of anonymized data was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.

: The authors declare no competing interests.