Zahid-Al-Quadir, Ahmad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4178-6487
Zaman, M. Mostafa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1736-1342
Ahmed, Shamim
Bhuiyan, Mahfuzur Rahman https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6962-7264
Rahman, Md Mujibur https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4381-1511
Patwary, Ismail
Das, Bidhu Bhushan
Hossain, Shaikh Amir
Paul, Sujat
Shahin, Abu
Rahman, Moshiur
Haq, Syed Atiqul https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4154-7283
Funding for this research was provided by:
World Health Organization (WHO/Bangladesh/SEBAN140895)
Article History
Received: 8 May 2020
Accepted: 5 October 2020
First Online: 16 December 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical guidelines as outlined by the Declaration of Helsinki were followed throughout the study. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Concurrence has been obtained from the local health authorities and elected representatives of the local government prior to data collection. Written (or thumb impression if unable to write) consent was obtained from the respondents in Bangla as per the ethical clearance guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests. The authors alone are responsible for views expressed in this article and they do not necessarily represent the views, decisions or policies of the institutions with which they are affiliated.