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Tharek, Zahirah
Ramli, Anis Safura
Whitford, David Leonard
Ismail, Zaliha
Mohd Zulkifli, Maryam
Ahmad Sharoni, Siti Khuzaimah
Shafie, Asrul Akmal
Jayaraman, Thevaraajan
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (Research Acculturation Grant Scheme (RAGS) no. 600-RMI/RAGS 5/3 (60/2014))
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Article History
Received: 24 February 2017
Accepted: 1 March 2018
First Online: 9 March 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol and the questionnaires used in this study were reviewed and approved by the National Institute of Health and Medical Research Ethics Committee, Ministry of Health Malaysia (NMRR-14-1865-22188) and the Universiti Teknologi MARA Research Ethics Committee. Permission to carry out the study was obtained from the state and district health authorities, Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Patient information leaflets were distributed in Malay language. Written informed consent was obtained from the participants before they were recruited into the study. Participants were informed of any immediate results obtained from the study that might affect their care or health. They were also informed that they could withdraw from the study at any time if they so wish.
: Participants’ consent for publication is not applicable as person’s individual data was neither provided nor presented in the manuscript.
: All authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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