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Received: 19 February 2024

Accepted: 5 November 2024

First Online: 26 November 2024

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: (a) Approved by Manchester Metropolitan University online ethics application system: EthOS. (b) We confirm that all research was performed in accordance to the Declaration of Helsinki following closely with informed consent, privacy, and confidentiality. (c) Approval Number: 1225. (d) Date of Approval: 9 April 2019. (e) Scope of Approval: (1) Data Collection and Privacy: approved methods for data handling, storage, privacy protection, and confidentiality. (2) Informed Consent Process: the approved methods for obtaining and documenting informed consent from participants.

: * Informed consent was obtained at the interview location. (a) Written consent was obtained from the interview participant through the signing of a consent form during the face-to-face interviews, which were conducted between 13 November 2019 to 21 November 2019. (b) Scope of the consent: participation of interview, data usage, and consent to publish. (c) The study did not involve vulnerable individuals. (d) The study did not involve payment or incentivization. (e) The study did not involve non-interventional research. All participants were fully informed of their right to anonymity, the purpose of the research, how their data would be utilized, and any potential risks associated with their participation, as outlined in the consent form they signed.