Sharma, Vijay Kumar http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9092-4957
Niraula, Apeksha
Tuladhar, Eans Tara
Bhattarai, Aseem
Raut, Mithileshwer
Dubey, Raju Kumar
Baidya, Sujata
Parajuli, Naresh
Article History
Received: 26 March 2023
Accepted: 8 October 2023
First Online: 11 October 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Committee of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Maharajgunj, Kathmandu (Ref. No.: 302 [CitationRef removed–CitationRef removed] E<sup>2</sup>078/079). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Before being released for analysis, the clinical data were anonymized and de-identified to ensure confidentiality. Written informed consent was taken from all the participants involved and their legal guardian(s).
: Not applicable.