Pathirathna, Malshani Lakshika
Dematawewa, Chandraratne Mahinda Bandara
Sekijima, Kayako
Sadakata, Mieko
Muramatsu, Yoshiyuki
Fujiwara, Naoshi
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Peradeniya (URG/2018/06/AHS, URG/2018/06/AHS, URG/2018/06/AHS, URG/2018/06/AHS, URG/2018/06/AHS, URG/2018/06/AHS)
Article History
Received: 27 June 2022
Accepted: 28 November 2022
First Online: 3 December 2022
Declarations
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: The Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences of the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, approved the study (AHS/ERC/2018/098). The study was done in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed written consent was obtained from the participants prior to the data collection. If the eligible participant was under the age of 18 years, the parent’s or legal guardian’s informed consent was sought in addition to the participant’s verbal consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.