Wadi, Majed Mohammed http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-770X
Yusoff, Muhamad Saiful Bahri http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4969-9217
Taha, Mohamed Hassan http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0808-5590
Shorbagi, Sarra http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9246-2904
Nik Lah, Nik Ahmad Zuky http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9484
Abdul Rahim, Ahmad Fuad
Funding for this research was provided by:
by Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, Ministry of Education, Malaysia. (FRGS: 203.PPSP.6171219)
Article History
Received: 24 July 2022
Accepted: 20 March 2023
First Online: 5 April 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the human research ethics committee at the School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (JEPeM USM Code: USM/JEPeM/18060286), in accordance with the Belmont Report and Helsinki Declaration. All participants signed a written informed consent form containing clear information about the study’s purpose, methods, and secure data handling procedures. They were also informed that they could withdraw from the study verbally or in writing at any time.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.