Ambayya, Angeli https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9294-0320
Razali, Rozaimi
Sulong, Sarina
Yap, Yee Yee
Selvaratnam, Veena
Sathar, Jameela
Hassan, Rosline https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-1390
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (NMRR ID: 17-1929-36614)
Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia (GIPS-PhD 311/PPSP/4404814)
Article History
Received: 12 June 2025
Revised: 25 November 2025
Accepted: 2 January 2026
First Online: 22 January 2026
Change Date: 4 February 2026
Change Type: Update
Change Details: Incorrect author affiliation for Sarina Sulong.
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Medical Research Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health of Malaysia (NMRR 17-1929-36614) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM/JEPeM/21010107).
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects in this study, as approved by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia (NMRR 17-1929-36614).
: The authors declare no competing interests.