Lamichhane, Asmita
Regmi, Sushma
Pandit, Krishma
Upadhaya, Sweety
Acharya, Jyoti
Koirala, Srijana
Aryal, Shreedhar
Gurung, Krishna
Thapa, Jiwan
Adhikari, Sanjib
Sharma, Suprina
Poudel, Pramod
Sharma, Supriya
Funding for this research was provided by:
University Grants Commission- Nepal (UGC Collaborative Research Grant Program (PI-Dr. Supriya Sharma) Grant no.CRG-78/79-S&T-02, UGC Collaborative Research Grant Program (PI-Dr. Supriya Sharma) Grant no.CRG-78/79-S&T-02, UGC Collaborative Research Grant Program (PI-Dr. Supriya Sharma) Grant no.CRG-78/79-S&T-02, UGC Collaborative Research Grant Program (PI-Dr. Supriya Sharma) Grant no.CRG-78/79-S&T-02)
Article History
Received: 28 October 2023
Accepted: 18 November 2024
First Online: 27 November 2024
Declarations
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: This study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsiki. Ethical approval of this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee (IRC) of the Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University (Ref. No.: IRC-IOST-22–0052). At the time of enrolment, written informed consent was taken from the patients or their legal guardians on behalf of the patients in case of participants under 16 years of age. Participants, parents or guardians were assured about the non-disclosure of information collected from them and were also informed about the use of data for analysis and using the results for improving patient care activities as well as publication without disclosing the name or identity of cases.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.