Ahatsi, Emmanuel
Winkler, Herwig
Olanrewaju, Oludolapo
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation of South Africa (131604)
Article History
Received: 11 May 2026
Accepted: 11 August 2026
First Online: 19 August 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Ethical Approval: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Research Ethics Committee of Durban University of Technology, South Africa. The research was carried out in accordance with the ethical standards of the approving committee and in compliance with relevant institutional and national research ethics guidelines governing research involving human participants.
Clinical Trial Number: Not Applicable.
Consent to Participate: Informed consent was obtained from all participants before they participated in the study. Participation was voluntary, anonymity and confidentiality were assured, and participants were informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any stage without any negative consequences.
Consent to Publish: Not applicable. This study does not contain any identifying personal data or images.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.