Amsah, Norizzati
Ramly, Nurfatehar
Kuang Kuay, Lim
Muhammad, Noor Ul-Aziha
Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli
Abd Hamid, Hamizatul Akmal
Mat Rifin, Halizah
Abd Wahab, Nor’ain
Ibrahim, Nurul Huda
Funding for this research was provided by:
MOH Grant (NMRR ID-22-00545-XAC, NMRR ID-22-00545-XAC, NMRR ID-22-00545-XAC, NMRR ID-22-00545-XAC, NMRR ID-22-00545-XAC, NMRR ID-22-00545-XAC, NMRR ID-22-00545-XAC, NMRR ID-22-00545-XAC, NMRR ID-22-00545-XAC)
Article History
Received: 18 April 2025
Accepted: 23 July 2025
First Online: 10 November 2025
Declarations
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: All the surveys were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical clearance for this study was granted by the Medical Research and Ethics Committee under the Ministry of Health Malaysia. The study was also registered with the National Medical Research Registry (NMRR ID-22-00545-XAC). Data collection was conducted between July and September 2023.All respondents were provided with an information sheet and a copy of the signed consent form. For those who were illiterate, the information sheet and consent form were read to them, and a thumbprint was taken to replace a signature. Informed written consent had been taken from all respondents during data collection in the field.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.