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Abdul-Razak, Suraya http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5376-2509
Ramli, Anis Safura
Badlishah-Sham, Siti Fatimah
Haniff, Jamaiyah
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (600-RMI/ERGS 5/3 (28/2011))
Ministry of Health (MOH) - Malaysia (NMRR ID -11-250-8769)
Article History
Received: 17 January 2018
Accepted: 26 June 2018
First Online: 19 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: We had obtained written permission from Professor Russell E. Glasgow to adapt, translate and validate the PACIC questionnaire. This validation study was approved by the institutional Ethics Committee of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and the Medical Research Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health (MOH), Malaysia. Patient information sheets were distributed in two languages i.e. Malay and English. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their study enrolment. Confidentiality of personal information was ensured at all times. Enrolment was done by the investigators and not the participants’ attending doctors to reduce participants’ perceived coercion to participate in the study.
: Participants’ consent for publication is not applicable as person’s individual data was not provided.
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