This study was carried out in a tertiary care center in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 14th February 2022 to 15th May 2022. The setting is Shree Birendra Hospital, Kathmandu, a multispecialty referral center where almost 1200 people every day from nooks and corners of the country visit for their treatment. Nepal is a landlocked country in South-East Asia situated between China and India. It has an area of 147 516 km2 and an estimated population of 29 192 480 as per the 2021 census17.
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