Deduwela, R. S.
Athauda, L. K.
Sirribaddana, P. A.
Article History
Received: 16 December 2025
Accepted: 6 April 2026
First Online: 13 April 2026
Declarations
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: All participants provided informed, written consent prior to participation. Ethics approval for the study was obtained by: Ethics Review Committee, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Ref. number: ERC/PGIM/2021/068) Committee decisions are in accordance with the WMA Declaration of Helsinki. ( )
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.