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Article History

Received: 18 July 2025

Accepted: 13 November 2025

First Online: 28 November 2025

Declarations

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: The researchers obtained approval to carry out this research from the Midlands State University, School of Social Work Research Committee (MS 110124) and Mudzi Rural District Council. The research was carried out following the guidelines of the ethics committee and the rural district council. This was a measure to protect both the researchers and the research participants.

: All the participants who took part in this study provided informed consent to participate and signed the consent forms. The participants were aware of the study purpose, risks and benefits.

: The participants were informed that their contributions would be used for academic research purposes and potential publication in peer-reviewed journals. All the participants in this study gave their consent to publish.

: The authors declare no competing interests.