Banstola, Bidhya
Upreti, Kamala
Article History
Received: 29 April 2025
Accepted: 31 March 2026
First Online: 6 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was fully approved by the Institutional Review Board of Institute of Medicine with the reference Number: 211(6-11-E) 072/073). All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Assent was obtained from all adolescents and informed written consent to participate in the study was obtained from parents of adolescents before collecting the data.
: Written informed consent to publish the findings of the study maintaining the confidentiality was obtained from all participants and from parents before collecting the data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.