Khan, A. K. M. Dawlat
Islam, Ariful
Munro, Sarah
Dutta, Pronesh
Khan, Md. Arif
Islam, Monjurul
Chowdhury, Nabila Nujhat
Sultana, Sharmin
Kaczmarek, Maryska
Choudhury, Shusmita Dutta
Shirin, Tahmina
Epstein, Jonathan H.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (5R24AI165424, U01AI153420)
Article History
Received: 4 February 2025
Accepted: 28 October 2025
First Online: 20 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by Health Media Lab, a United States-based IRB, (IRB: 758EHA20) as well as locally by IEDCR (protocol: IEDCR/IRB/12). Informed written consent was obtained from the study participants before the interview started. Participants’ anonymity and confidentiality were strictly maintained throughout the research process. Furthermore, participants were informed in advance that the researchers would not offer them any financial or other benefits for participating in this research.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.