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Risal, Ajay http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1352-858X
Kunwar, Dipak
Karki, Eliza
Adhikari, Shambhu Prasad
Bimali, Inosha
Shrestha, Barsha
Khadka, Subekshya
Holen, Are
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Article History
Received: 31 August 2020
Accepted: 11 March 2021
First Online: 17 March 2021
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: The Institutional Review Committee of the Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (IRC-KUSMS), Dhulikhel Hospital, Kavre, Nepal approved the study protocol. Before the interviews began, all the prospective participants were given information about the study. Those who were literate, read the written information that had been approved by the ethics committee. The information described the nature and purpose of the study. For those who were illiterate, the researchers read out loud the same information in the presence of the person and other family members. Ample opportunity was allowed for asking questions and discussing what the information meant and implied. Ultimately, consent for participating in the study, was obtained from all invited participants, which was confirmed either by signature or fingerprint according to their literacy status. IRC approval was taken for this method of obtaining consent.
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