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Authors
Baithma Jothi, Dinesh
See, Mee Hoong
Ng, Jing Hui
Jamaris, Suniza
Sharif, Siti Zubaidah
Lee, Ping Yein
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universiti Malaya
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Article History
Received: 10 March 2025
Accepted: 8 September 2025
First Online: 10 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC) of the Malaysian Health Ministry [MECID Number 20201229–9636] and conformed to the Declaration of Helsinki 1975.This study has also been registered with the National Medical Research Register (NMRR 57858).
: We obtained written informed consent from all participants prior to their inclusion. This consent process ensured that participants were fully informed about the study’s purpose, procedures, potential risks, and benefits, and that their participation was entirely voluntary.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
