Document is current

Article History

Received: 4 July 2025

Accepted: 16 February 2026

First Online: 21 February 2026

Declarations

:

: This study involved human participants who acted as respondents. The authors ensured that no personally identifiable or sensitive information, such as names, physical addresses, or photographs, was disclosed, thereby upholding the participants’ right to data privacy. Ethical clearance for the study was granted by the Ethics Review Board of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (reference number EFEC 2–10/2022) on 27 October 2022, and by the Western Cape Department of Education (reference number 16375E04C000028-20230131) on 31 March 2023.

: Written informed consent, including consent to participate and consent to publish, was obtained from all participants before their involvement in the study.

: Yes.

: The authors declare no competing interests.