Thapa, Madhu
Neupane, Arjun
Shrestha, Sailendra Kumar Duwal
Nepal, Prabin
Upadhyaya, Atul
Niraula, Pratik
Shrestha, Ram Kumar
Sunuwar, Dev Ram
Funding for this research was provided by:
Baliyo Nepal Nutrition Initiative (010-2078-79)
Article History
Received: 22 December 2022
Accepted: 27 June 2023
First Online: 30 June 2023
Declarations
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: All methods of this study were carried out under the Declaration of Helsinki’s ethical principle for medical research involving human subjects. The ethical clearance for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the Nepal Health Research Council (Reference number: 1829/2021). Formal permission was also obtained from the respective Clubs. The written informed consent was obtained from all eligible participants before proceeding with the data collection. Also, the data enumerators elaborated the objectives of the study among each athlete, and they were informed about voluntary participation, their right to refusal at any point, and the confidentiality of their identity.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.