Dixit, Kritika
Rai, Bhola
Majhi, Govind
Paudel, Rajan
Dhital, Raghu
Acharya, Shraddha
Budhathoki, Ganga Ram
Poudel, Puskar
Gurung, Suman Chandra
Subedi, Bishal
Lamsal, Pravin
Pudasaini, Uttam
Small, Peter
Meier, Patrick
Annerstedt, Kristi Sidney
Caws, Maxine
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nick Simons Foundation
Farrar Foundation
Horizon 2020 (733174, 733174, 733174, 733174, 733174, 733174, 733174)
TB REACH
Article History
Received: 15 April 2024
Accepted: 22 October 2024
First Online: 4 December 2024
Declarations
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: The approval for the use of drones for sputum sample transportation was received from twelve government Ministries and Departments policy and guidelines. The study received ethical approval from the Nepal Health Research Council (Approval number: 251–2019). The study provided a participant information sheet detailing the description of the study, objectives, risks and benefits of participating in the study, funding agencies, and their ability to withdraw at any point of time during the study period. All participants provided written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.