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The author list should read as follows:

Archana Shrestha,¹ Rajendra Prasad Koju,^2,3 Shirley A A Beresford,¹ Kwun Chuen Gary Chan,⁴ Frederick A.​ Connell, ⁵ Biraj Man Karmacharya,^1,3,6,7 Annette L Fitzpatrick^1,3,8

¹Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

²Department of Cardiology, Dhulikhel Hospital—Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal

³Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

⁴Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

⁵Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

⁶Department of Community Medicine, Dhulikhel Hospital – Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal

⁷Department of Community Programs, Dhulikhel Hospital – Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal

⁸Departments of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

The updated Contributor statement now reads:

AS conceived of the study. AS, RPK, BMK, ALF initiated the study design and developed data collection tool for outcome and other variables measurement. AS, ALF, and SAAB developed data collection tool for exposure measurement. AS trained data collectors. RPK oversaw the data collection in the field. A conducted data analysis and wrote manuscript. ALF, CCK and SAAB provided significant input for data analysis. FAC provided significant inputs during development of the study and design. All authors contributed to refinement and approved the final manuscript.