Shrestha, Dhruba http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0218-5152
Budhathoki, Saraswati
Pokhrel, Sabi
Sah, Ashok Kumar
Shrestha, Raj Kumar
Raya, Ganendra Bhakta
Shrestha, Reena
Pasakhala, Rasila
Smith, Christopher
Dhoubhadel, Bhim Gopal
Funding for this research was provided by:
Nepal Paediatric Society
Article History
Received: 30 October 2018
Accepted: 2 May 2019
First Online: 29 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) to conduct this research. All the eligible pregnant women were approached and a written informed consent was obtained before enrolling them in the study.
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