Aminuddin, Farhana
Mohd Nor Sham Kunusagaran, Mohd Shaiful Jefri
Raman, Sivaraj
Mostapha, Marhaini
Zaimi, Nur Amalina
Ping, Tan Yui
Bahari, Mohd Shahri
Zainuddin, Nur Azmiah
Azihan Mohd Hassan, Nor Zam
Article History
Received: 10 January 2025
Accepted: 3 June 2025
First Online: 2 July 2025
Declarations
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: This study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Medical Research Ethics Committee (MREC) of the Ministry of Health Malaysia (KKM/NIHSEC/P21-1265). Written permissions were also secured from each participating site prior to data collection. Participants provided both written and verbal informed consent after receiving a detailed explanation of the study’s objectives. They were reassured that all personal information would remain confidential, and their privacy would be fully protected.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.