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Pandey, Achyut Raj
Regmi, Shophika
Rijal, Aney
Sapkota, Suprich
Dhungana, Anil
Arjyal, Abriti
Witter, Sophie
Raven, Joanna
Baral, Sushil
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Article History
Received: 12 May 2025
Accepted: 8 September 2025
First Online: 3 December 2025
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: We obtained ethical clearance for undertaking this study from the Ethical Review Board of the Nepal Health Research Council (Registration no. 575/2021 P) and the Research Ethics Committee of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (no. 21–081). We complied with ethical standards as per the national ethical guidelines of the Nepal Health Research Council and the declaration of Helsinki. Study participants were informed about objective of the study, study process, risk and benefit of participation, their voluntary participation, their right to withdraw from the study at any point and anonymity of the data. We obtained consent from all participants in this study. All interviews were conducted in neutral settings, maintaining privacy and ensuring confidentiality throughout the research process.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
