Subedi, Nuwadatta
Bhattarai, Suraj
Ranabhat, Sunita
Sharma, Binita Koirala
Baral, Madan Prasad
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1180554)
Article History
Received: 13 July 2022
Accepted: 23 September 2023
First Online: 7 October 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethical Review Board of Nepal Health Research Council (Reg no. 511/2019, approval date: August 22, 2019) prior to enrolling cases. Administrative approvals were also taken from respective institutions; Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences and Damauli Hospital. The study team offered grief counseling to the nearest relatives of the deceased and informed them about MITS procedure. A written informed consent was obtained from the nearest relatives before enrolling each case.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.