Funding for this research was provided by:
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA)
National Research Foundation (NRF)
Walter Sisulu University
Article History
Received: 15 February 2025
Accepted: 1 October 2025
First Online: 23 October 2025
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University with approval number 023/2023.
: We confirm that this manuscript has not been previously published and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.