Marambanyika, Thomas
Musasa, Tatenda
Article History
Received: 12 December 2022
Accepted: 29 June 2023
First Online: 18 July 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare that this is their own work and has not been sent for publication elsewhere. The authors also declare no conflict of interests in this research.
: Ethical issues were an important aspect of this research since they ensured that confidentiality and consent were upheld. Ethical clearance was sought from the Midlands State University to grant permission to carry out the survey. Permission to enter the study areas was sought from the Rural District Authority through a cover letter with the detailed aim and objectives of the study.
: All households included in this study gave written informed consent to participate in this research. If the household head was not available, the eldest family member capable of making decisions participated in the survey.
: All households provided informed consent to publish the data contained within this article.