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Article History

Received: 29 December 2024

Accepted: 25 November 2025

First Online: 16 December 2025

Declarations

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: The University of KwaZulu-Natal Ethics Committee granted ethical approval for this study, ensuring that all research protocols adhered to the highest standards of ethical conduct, including considerations of participants' rights, privacy, and data integrity. The clearance, number HSSREC/00007015/2024, was approved on July 1, 2024. It is valid until July 2025. All methods were carried out in accordance with the above relevant guidelines and regulations.

: The authors confirm that all participants in the studies reviewed provided informed consent to participate, where applicable. For studies involving human participants, ethical approval and consent procedures were adhered to in alignment with the respective guidelines and regulations of the original studies cited.

: Not Applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Not Applicable.