George, Cindy
Hill, Jillian
Nqebelele, N. Unati
Motshwari, Dipuo D.
Peer, Nasheeta
Kengne, Andre P.
van Jaarsveld, Paul J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
South African Medical Research Council (NA)
Article History
Received: 1 August 2025
Accepted: 13 January 2026
First Online: 24 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) (approval no. EC018-7/2015). All participants voluntary signed written informed consent after the procedures were fully explained in the language of their choice.
: Not applicable.