Priyadarshani, Udalamatta Gamage Nirmala https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4402-8342
Ilankoon, Ilankoon Mudiyanselage Prasanthi Su https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1393-1317
Warnakulasuriya, Sudath Shirley Pathmasiri https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3996-7684
Goonewardena, Christine Sampatha Evangeline https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3368-7959
Article History
Received: 6 June 2025
Accepted: 23 December 2025
First Online: 30 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted following the Declaration of Helsinki and the ethical standards of the institutional research ethics committee of Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, a SIDCER (Strategic Initiative for Development of Capacity in Ethics Review) recognized Research Ethics Committee in Sri Lanka. Ethics approval for this study was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka (ERC 10/23). Further, written informed consent was obtained from all the individuals for participation in this study after providing verbal information and an information sheet.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.