Ferdinands, Daniel Sanjeev
De Silva, Sumadee https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0033-0849
Hewage, Asanka Sudeshini
Atapattu, Navoda
Article History
Received: 9 January 2025
Accepted: 2 May 2025
First Online: 25 May 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (EC/20/088), and the Ethical Review Committee of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo (LRH/DA/29/2020), Sri Lanka, as patient recruitment was conducted at the hospital. All parents and guardians of the voluntary patients for the study were given a clear idea about the purpose of the study and adequate time to read and understand the provided information sheet before obtaining their informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.