Acharya Pandey, Radha
Chalise, Pratibha
Khadka, Sunita
Chaulagain, Bina
Maharjan, Binu
Pandey, Jyotsna
Nepal, Jyoti
Pandey, Chandranshu
Funding for this research was provided by:
University Grants Commission, Nepal (FRG-74/75- HS-10, FRG-74/75- HS-10, FRG-74/75- HS-10, FRG-74/75- HS-10, FRG-74/75- HS-10, FRG-74/75- HS-10, FRG-74/75- HS-10, FRG-74/75- HS-10)
Article History
Received: 11 December 2020
Accepted: 3 May 2023
First Online: 15 May 2023
Declarations
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: All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.The Institutional Review Committee of Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (IRCKUSMS), Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal approved the study protocol (Approval Number: 88/17). Written informed consent was obtained from participants before data collection. For illiterate participants their immediate family members (brother, sister, son, daughter, son and daughter in law etc.) gave written informed consent for participation in the study. The ethics committee (IRCKUSMS) had approved the methods of giving consent.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.