Shi, Xuerui
Ling, Gabriel Hoh Teck
Article History
Received: 31 January 2024
Accepted: 25 October 2024
First Online: 3 January 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval (UTMREC-2024-78) was granted by the Research Ethics Committee (UTM REC) of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, to which the authors are affiliated. The study did not involve the collection of data that could identify participants. All information was anonymized and did not contain any personally identifiable details.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in this study. The informed consent form explained the purpose of the study, the research process, potential risks and benefits, data confidentiality measures, and the contact information of the researchers and the Research Ethics Committee (UTM REC) of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Participants were informed in the consent form that the survey was anonymous, their participation was entirely voluntary, and they had the right to withdraw from the survey at any time without providing any reason. Additionally, all information provided would be stored anonymously and securely.