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Authors
Reyes-Haygood, Simon Justin
Rala-Ramos, Louwel
Balgos Pada-on, Jennel Erika
Pigao, Elaiza Camille
Nicole Perreras, Maria Angela
Tongol, Ana Frances
Leon, Anjanette De
Alonzo-Dimamay, Maria Terrese https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5701-8450
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Article History
Received: 20 October 2025
Accepted: 11 December 2025
First Online: 7 January 2026
Declarations
: The authors confirm that this article is original research and has not been published in any journal in any language in whole or in part.
: The study protocol was approved by the ethics boards of MMC (MMCIRB-2023–173), RMC (2023-Z-#076-RP-FB.II), LCP (LCP-CS-032–2023), and the Single Joint Research Ethics Board (SJREB) (SJREB-2023–110) of the Department of Health (DOH). An informed consent process was conducted to eligible patients prior enrolment.
: All of the authors consented to publish this manuscript.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
