Ong, Siew Chin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-9588
Goh, Sook Pin https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5173-1686
Yeong, Siew Wei https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4365-0244
Ng, Chow Kyn
Tan, Yi Jing https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5128-4877
Butt, Muhammad Daoud https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5050-8011
Kong, Kian Keong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9338-3340
Cheah, Sin Dee
Tan, Boon Seang
Lee, Jen Ven
Ahmad Bustamam, Ros Suzanna
Khor, Wei Wern
Ahamad Fouzi, Liyana
Abd Aziz, Aina Shafiza
Chieng, Su Yiu
Abd Rahim, Sarahfarina
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Article History
Received: 22 March 2026
Accepted: 29 June 2026
First Online: 23 July 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Ethical approval: The study was approved by the Medical Research and Ethics Committee, Ministry of Health Malaysia (NMRR-20–2202-56545 [IIR]).
Consent to participate: All participants provided written informed consent prior to enrolment in this study.
Consent for publication: Written informed consent was obtained from the patients and the Director-General of Health Malaysia for the publication of this study.