Sapkota, Krishna Prasad
Shibanuma, Akira http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2058-1722
Ong, Ken Ing Cherng
Kiriya, Junko
Jimba, Masamine
Article History
Received: 8 June 2022
Accepted: 5 January 2023
First Online: 13 February 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Tokyo (Serial no. 2019090NI) and the Ethical Review Board of the Nepal Health Research Council (Reg. no. 396/2019). Approval letters from the Ministry and NFDN were obtained prior to data collection. Each institution approved data collection in the field and informed consent was obtained from an individual child’s parents or caretakers. Participation was voluntary and the confidentiality of the respondents was maintained. All methods were carried out in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.