Adhikary, Pratik
Devkota, Hridaya Raj
Reingold, Arthur L.
Ghimire, Dirgha J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center Global Health Equity Scholars Program, through the University of California, Berkeley, USA. (FIC D43 TW010540)
Article History
Received: 7 October 2022
Accepted: 8 March 2024
First Online: 20 March 2024
Declarations
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: The study was performed in accordance with Helsinki Declaration. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethical Review Board of Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC); (Ref.no: 490). Also, we obtained approval from the local authorities in the study sites. A written informed consent was obtained from each respondent before data collection. Participants were informed about their voluntary participation and ensured the protection of privacy and confidentiality.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.