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Article History

Accepted: 13 October 2021

First Online: 20 December 2021

Declarations

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: This study is self-sponsored, and the researchers did not obtain any external assistance.

: The authors declare they have no conflict of interest. The purpose of the study is solely for policy-making and improvement of the current framework.

: The study complied with ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and Malaysian Good Clinical Practice Guideline. Accordingly, it obtained approval from the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), with the approval number NMRR-19-3401-51919, and other relevant permissions before commencing research activities.

: Participants were given an information sheet and informed consent form before the research. The information sheet consists of research details. Participants were also informed that the research may be presented or published; however, their identity and personal information will not be revealed without their expressed consent. The respondents who agreed to participate in the study acknowledged their consent in the informed consent form.

: Participants of the study have been informed that the research may be presented or published, however their identity and personal information will not be revealed without their expressed consent.

: The authors declare that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article and cited relevant references. The data of the study findings can be made available upon request.

: The researchers used IBM SPSS Statistics version 25 for data entry and analysis. The software, licensed under Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, is accessible using the university’s virtual private network and requires a student’s username and password as a security measure. Reading materials were obtained through UTM Library Online Database, in which extensive literature search is possible.

: The study proposal, design, data analysis, interpretation, and manuscript writing were prepared by RTTH, with advice and review by SZAR. All authors were involved in the data collection. SZAR and WKWI reviewed, edited, and approved the final manuscript.