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Article History

Received: 6 August 2024

Accepted: 4 November 2024

First Online: 18 November 2024

Declarations

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: For this study the protocol was approved by The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of The University of Trinidad and Tobago in accordance with the <i>“POLICY ON ETHICS IN RESEARCH”.</i>

: Before the study: Our work was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards<b>.</b> And thus, all participants were informed of the purpose of the research and the level of confidentiality expected from the researcher during the data collection. When administrating the survey by hand. The researcher included a consent form as the first part and ensured participants read and signed the form prior to starting the survey. Which provided a disclaimer as well that stated: <i>“At any time during this survey, you have the right to stop or not continue answering questions. You may withdraw without any penalty at any time.”</i> All these precautions were taken to operate in a transparent, ethical, and moral manner.

: The authors declare no competing interests.