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Authors
Van Tonder, Cumine
Schoeman, Mardelle
Carr, Jonathan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7677-426X
Henning, Franclo
Bailly, Claude
Moosa, Shahida https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4463-3067
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
South African Medical Research Council
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Article History
Received: 10 February 2025
Revised: 14 April 2025
Accepted: 10 June 2025
First Online: 25 June 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests. We confirm that we have read the Journal’s position on issues involved in ethical publication and affirm that this report is consistent with those guidelines.
: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee of Stellenbosch University (Reference Number: S23/07/172), with a waiver of informed consent granted. All data were anonymized to protect participants’ privacy and confidentiality, and each participant was assigned a unique identifier. The study adhered to the South African Good Clinical Practice Guidelines, the Medical Research Council Ethical Guidelines for Research, and the ethical principles outlined in the International Declaration of Helsinki. Data usage complied with the Protection of Personal Information Act and the Health Act of South Africa.
