Kabir, Md. Feroz
Yin, Khin Nyein
Jeffree, Mohammad Saffree
Ahmedy, Fatimah Binti
Jahan, Sharmila
Islam, Md. Waliul
Jahid, Iqbal Kabir
Sivan, Manoj
Chakrovorty, Sonjit Kumar
Hossain, K. M. Amran
Article History
Received: 13 April 2023
Accepted: 22 June 2023
First Online: 17 July 2023
Declarations
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: The approval of medical research ethics was obtained from the Medical Research Ethics Committee, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS/FPSK6.9/100-6/1/95), and the Institute of Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, and Research of Bangladesh Physiotherapy Association (BPA-IPRR/IRB/22/02/2022/028). Prospective trial registration was obtained (CTRI/2020/09/028165) from Clinical Trial Registry (CTRI)-India. Written informed consent was taken from each participant before collecting the data. Informed consent was taken verbally during the phone call and written informed consent was received during the household survey. To ensure confidentiality, ethics, and privacy, the Declaration of Helsinki principles were maintained throughout the research. Prospective household screening approval was obtained from the Directorate General of Health Services of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
: Submitted the ICMJE form of all authors separately.
: The authors declare no competing interests.