Nkomo, Thembi http://orcid.org/0009-0006-4337-7889
Kekana, Mokoko Percy http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3484-0967
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Limpopo
Article History
Received: 16 May 2024
Accepted: 5 September 2024
First Online: 23 September 2024
Declarations
:
: No competing interests to declare.
: The researchers obtained ethics approval to conduct the study from the Turfloop Research Ethics Committee (TREC, Project Number: TREC/213/2017:PG), Limpopo Department of Health (Ref: 4/2/2, LP: 201709011), and the hospital CEO (Ref: S5/3/1/2), where the study was conducted.
: All participants willingly volunteered to participate in the study. None of the participants were bribed or forced; they all did so on their own free will. They were all informed about the research study and were also encouraged to feel free to quit along the way should they not feel comfortable continuing. A Consent Form was also explained in detail, and participants were asked if they understood what the Consent Form entailed prior to signing.