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Article History

Received: 22 January 2026

Accepted: 6 July 2026

First Online: 20 July 2026

Declarations

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

Ethical approval: Permission to carry out the study was sought and approved by Kadoma Textile Pvt Ltd. The authors submitted the manuscript with permission from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Midlands State University. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Midlands State University Ethics Committee, Zimbabwe (Approval no. MSUFCS370625). The study adheres to the ethical guidelines set forth by the Declaration of Helsinki and Belmont Report. This study was conducted under ethical guidelines and approved by the ethics committee of Midlands State University.

Consent to participate: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants involved in the study. Participants were provided with a written document outlining the study’s purpose, aim, benefits, and potential risks, as well as ethical considerations including data privacy, confidentiality, and the right to withdraw at any time. Henceforth, participants were informed about the purpose, risks, and benefits of the research, and their participation was voluntary. Freely-given informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.

Consent to publish: Not applicable.