van der Merwe, Lynette J. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4402-5050
van Zyl, Sanet http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-7009
Joubert, Gina http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3728-6925
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of the Free State
Article History
Accepted: 19 October 2023
First Online: 31 October 2023
Declarations
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: The questionnaire and methodology for this study were approved by the Health Sciences Research Ethics committee of the University of the Free State, South Africa (Ethics approval number: UFS-HSD2020/1112/2909). The procedures used in this study adhere to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Informed consent was inferred through participation and was obtained before participants could proceed with the online questionnaire. Individual consent to publish was not obtained in order to maintain the anonymity of the participants; however, participants were informed that results would be disseminated through publication. The following was noted in the information leaflet: “<i>Please note that by completing this questionnaire you are voluntarily agreeing to participate in this research study. You will remain anonymous and your data will be treated confidentially at all times. You may withdraw from this study at any given moment during the completion of the questionnaire. The results of the study may be published</i>”.
: The authors declare no competing interests.