Neupane, Sandesh
Shiwakoti, Rupa
Aryal, Laxman
Nzima, Masauso
Lohar, Ivana
Sitaula, Achut
Karmacharya, Ujjwal
Paudel, Krishna
Bhattachan, Anuj
Devkota, Sudha
Bhattarai, Rajan Kumar
Adhikari, Bipin
Article History
Received: 25 October 2025
Accepted: 13 May 2026
First Online: 22 May 2026
Change Date: 12 June 2026
Change Type: Update
Change Details: The funding section was incomplete in the original publication, this article has been updated.
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Nepal Health Research Council (Reference No: 2795). The study focused on documenting and analyzing participatory engagement processes and did not collect individual-level identifiable data. However, verbal and written consent was obtained from all participants involved in focus group discussions and key informant interviews. All participants provided consent for their views to be included anonymously in this analysis.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.