Ochalek, Jessica https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0744-1178
Gibbs, Naomi Kate https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4704-8082
Faria, Rita https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3410-1435
Napit, Indra Bahadur https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0622-880X
Shrestha, Dilip https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6234-4288
Neupane, Karuna
Adhikari, Anju https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3242-8875
Darlong, Joydeepa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5500-1308
Govindasamy, Karthikeyen
Lilford, Richard https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0634-984X
Saramago, Pedro https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9063-8590
Sculpher, Mark https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3746-9913
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR200132)
Article History
Received: 17 July 2025
Accepted: 9 March 2026
First Online: 26 March 2026
Declarations
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: The present study involved secondary analysis of fully anonymised data from the TABLE trial, and did not require additional ethical approval. The TABLE study was approved in the UK by the University of Birmingham Biomedical and Scientific Research Ethics Committee (BSREC ERN 19–1960) and locally in Nepal through the Nepal Health and Research Council (NHRC ERB 303/2020 P).
: All authors consent to this manuscript being submitted for publication in Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation.
: The authors declare no competing interests.