Thatchanamoorthy, Nishanthinie
Devi Velayuthan, Rukumani
Samudi Raju, Chandramathi
Bhassu, Subha
Sonia Karajacob, Alexandria
Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela
Rao, Mohan
Tay, Sun Tee
Funding for this research was provided by:
UMSC CA.R.E fund (PV020-2020)
Universiti Malaya
Article History
Received: 22 April 2025
Accepted: 9 February 2026
First Online: 10 April 2026
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: The author(s) declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
: The authors confirm that the ethical policies of the journal, as noted on the journal’s author guidelines page, have been adhered to and the appropriate ethical review committee approval has been received. The ethical approval for this study was obtained from Medical Research Ethics Committee, University Malaya Medial Centre (MRECID no: 2021512-10132).
: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent for publication of their details.