Funding for this research was provided by:
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
University of the Western Cape
Article History
Received: 14 August 2025
Accepted: 13 January 2026
First Online: 5 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Biomedical Research Ethics Committee of the University of the Western Cape (Ethics Reference Number: BM21/9/16).
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in the study. Written consent was obtained from both woman and child before they participated in the study.
: Consent was obtained from both woman and child to publish the data as anonymised.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.