Quizon, Daniel B.
Regencia, Zypher Jude G.
Baja, Emmanuel S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Science and Technology, Republic of the Philippines
Article History
Received: 22 January 2026
Accepted: 7 May 2026
First Online: 24 May 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Department of Health Single Joint Research Ethics Board (SJREB 2020 46) prior to study implementation. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and complied with the Philippine National Ethical Guidelines for Health and Health-Related Research and the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012. All participants provided informed consent prior to participation in the online survey.
: Not applicable. The manuscript contains no individually identifiable data. Findings are reported only in aggregate.
: Dr. Emmanuel S. Baja and Dr. Zypher Jude G. Regencia are Editorial Board Members of Discover Public Health. They were not involved in the editorial handling, peer review, or decision-making process for this manuscript. The remaining author declares no competing interests.