Funding for this research was provided by:
Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago (NA (PhD research project support from the School of Pharmacy))
Article History
Received: 20 December 2018
Accepted: 25 March 2019
First Online: 4 June 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for this research project was obtained from the University of Otago Human Ethics Committee and Nepal Health Research Council.
: Interviewees were provided with self-explanatory statement and consent form. A full written consent to participate in the study and publication of the study finding was taken from the households and key informant interviewees. Approval letter from the University of Otago Human Ethics Committee and Nepal Health Research Council was shown to the participants and a formal consent was obtained from all the interviewees of health facility study, households and key informants.
: The authors would like to declare that they have no competing interest. However, the main author received a PhD Scholarship from the University of Otago, School of Pharmacy which also supported the costs of fieldwork.
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