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Article History

Received: 15 June 2025

Accepted: 11 September 2025

First Online: 7 October 2025

Declarations

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: Permission to carry out the study was sought and approved by the Gweru City Council. The authors submitted the manuscript with permission from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Midlands State University. This study was conducted under ethical guidelines and approved by the ethics committee of Midlands State University. Informed consent was obtained from all participants before their involvement in the study. Participants were informed about the study’s purpose, procedures, potential risks, and benefits and their confidentiality was assured. Participation was voluntary, and they could withdraw at any time without consequence. All authors have participated in (a) conception and design, or analysis and interpretation of the data; (b) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and (c) approval of the final version. This manuscript has not been submitted to, nor is it under review at, another journal or other publishing venue. The authors have no affiliation with any organization with a direct or indirect financial interest in the subject matter discussed in the manuscript.

: All authors gave consent for publication of the manuscript.

: The authors declare no competing interests.