Devkota, Hridaya Raj http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2892-5836
Baral, Yuba Raj http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0191-6278
Khanal, Bindu
Adhikary, Pratik http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1678-1692
Article History
Received: 12 October 2022
Accepted: 29 June 2023
First Online: 17 July 2023
Declarations
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: The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and ethical approval was granted by Ethics Review Board at Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) – ERB Protocol Registration No: 50/2021 P. We also obtained approval from the study site local authorities (i.e. study municipalities in Lamjung, Kaski and Bhaktapur districts). In addition, informed written consent of each participant for face-to-face interviews and discussions was collected, and informed verbal consent was taken before starting their interviews after describing the purpose of study, their voluntary participation, and the confidentiality and anonymity of information that they were to provide. Also, informed consent was obtained from their legal guardians in the case of involving the person with a mental health problem.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.