Lim, Audrey Huili https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6721-1505
Ab Rahman, Norazida https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3969-1745
Nasarudin, Siti Nur Su’aidah
Velvanathan, Tineshwaran
Fong, Mary Chok Chiew
Mohamad Yahaya, Abdul Haniff
Sivasampu, Sheamini https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-6048
Article History
Received: 13 July 2023
Accepted: 25 December 2023
First Online: 3 January 2024
Declarations
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: This study was registered in the National Medical Research Register (NMRR- 21-33-57952) and approved by the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), Ministry of Health Malaysia. The need for informed consent was waived by the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), Ministry of Health Malaysia, because of the retrospective nature of the study and use of secondary data. All methods were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines (National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Conducting Research in Ministry of Health Institutions & Facilities) and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.