Jalil, Halimah
Chong, Mei-Chan
Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid
Wong, Li Ping
Funding for this research was provided by:
Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) from Universiti Malaya
Article History
Received: 11 April 2025
Accepted: 17 November 2025
First Online: 24 November 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) (NMRR-14-1598-12168), and the University Malaya Medical Centre (Approval No: 1D-22168). Written and verbal informed consent was acquired from all participants. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.