Späth, Carmen
Schmidt, Bey-Marrié
Funding for this research was provided by:
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
Article History
Received: 15 December 2025
Accepted: 21 April 2026
First Online: 29 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Biomedical Research Ethics Committee at the University of the Western Cape. The study adhered to the ethics guidelines provided by the South African Department of Health and was conducted in accordance with the principles and guidance from the Declaration of Helsinki (2013). Voluntary written informed consent was obtained for each participant before starting the data collection and each person signed a confidentiality agreement. All participants provided informed consent for their anonymised information to appear in the published article.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.