Poudel, Alina
Paudel, Kiran
Adhikari, Tara Ballav
Adhikari, Samaj
Chhetri, Mamta
Shrestha, Roman
Article History
Received: 25 January 2025
Accepted: 24 October 2025
First Online: 3 November 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of Chitwan Medical College with reference number of CMC- IRC/080/081-091. Approval was also secured from Lumbini Provincial Hospital. Study was performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations (Declaration of Helsinki). Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants after clearly explaining the study purpose and process of research. Participants were entirely voluntary with the option to withdraw at any time without any consequences.
: All participants agreed to the publication of this paper in scientific journals using de-identified information. To maintain confidentiality no personal identifiers were recorded and participants were assigned a unique code to anonymize responses.
: The authors declare no competing interests.