Pophiwa, Pamela https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4935-6019
Mwape, Ackim
Hassen, Abubeker
du Toit, Cornelius J. L.
van Marle-Koster, Este
Sibanda, Lindiwe M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Education- New Zealand
University of Pretoria
Article History
Received: 22 August 2024
Accepted: 18 April 2025
First Online: 31 July 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Research Ethics Committee of the UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA (NAS 246/2022 1 November 2022).
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.