Sarker, Tanmoy https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0066-6418
Xie, Wubin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1089-5149
Ahsan, Ali https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0934-4136
Akter, Fahmida https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9294-265X
Hossain, Md Mokbul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8058-4776
Anan, Aysha
Sultana, Jakia
Goon, Ian
Hersch, Fred
Quayyum, Zahidul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2276-4576
Oldenburg, Brian
Chambers, John
Mridha, Malay Kanti https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9226-457X
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (16/136/68)
Article History
Received: 29 October 2025
Accepted: 7 May 2026
First Online: 28 May 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval and consent to participant: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University (reference number: IRB-16-November-23-041). The ethical approval was done in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed written consent was obtained from all participants and their participation was voluntary. Confidentiality and anonymity of the information provided were assured to the participants.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.