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Yean, Ang Woan
Leong, Elvynna
King, Ong Sok
Mohamad, Zulkhairi
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Article History
Received: 26 September 2024
Accepted: 4 March 2025
First Online: 20 March 2025
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: This study adhered to ethical principles and guidelines and received approval from the Medical and Health Research Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam [Ref: MHREC/MOH/2022/1(1)]. This approval ensures that the research was conducted in accordance with ethical standards, safeguarding participant rights, privacy, and data confidentiality. Furthermore, ethical considerations were observed at all stages of the study, and the researchers ensured that the data collected was used only for the intended research objectives. Informed consent was not required for this study, as the data used were de-identified and there was no direct contact with participants. The waiver of consent was approved by the Medical and Health Research Ethics Committee, in compliance with national regulations.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
