Dahal, Padam Kanta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5978-3762
Ademi, Zanfina
Rawal, Lal
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam
Paudel, Grish
Karmacharya, Biraj
Sakamoto, Haruka
Sugishita, Tomohiko
Vandelanotte, Corneel
Article History
Received: 22 November 2023
Accepted: 19 June 2024
First Online: 17 December 2024
Declarations
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: The ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HRECs) of Nepal Health Research Council, Nepal (#944/2019P); Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan (IRC-approval 200801); Kathmandu University, Nepal (IRC-KUMS 26/20); and Central Queensland University, Australia (CQU RSH/HE 0000022453). This intervention was registered in the Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ANZCTR) (ACTRN12621000531819).All participants provide their informed consent prior to participation. The privacy and confidentiality of each participant’s information gathered and disseminated throughout the data collection process was strictly maintained.
: Not applicable.
: PKD is a recipient of Research Training Program Scholarships from by the Australian Government. CV is supported by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship (#FT210100234). None of the funders had any involvement with data collection, data analyses and preparing the manuscript for publication. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest.