Khanal, Pratik
Sapkota, Suman
Poudel, Nirmal
Pandey, Achyut Raj
Bhattarai, Bidwata
Khatiwada, Etna
Mishra, Ravi Kant
Karmacharya, Biraj Man
Adhikari, Shiva Raj
Johansson, Kjell Arne
Aryal, Krishna Kumar
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Bergen
Article History
Received: 24 March 2025
Accepted: 3 July 2025
First Online: 15 July 2025
Declarations
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: The study obtained ethical approval from the ethical review board of the Nepal Health Research Council (Reference number: 1258, 43/2024) and an approval waiver from the Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics, Norway (Reference number: 714376). Written informed consent was obtained from individual participants. Study participants were informed clearly about their freedom to opt out of the study at any point in time without providing justification for doing so.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.