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Article History

Received: 27 November 2023

Accepted: 9 July 2024

First Online: 29 July 2024

Declarations

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: The study was authorized by the Health Research and Development Committee (HRDC) in Botswana. It was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Review Board at the University of Botswana. The Institutional Review Boards (IRB) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and the hospital research committees at the research sites also granted permission to conduct the study. The matrons of the health districts were informed about the study and its purpose. The matrons informed the nurses in their districts about the study and that they should expect the researcher in their facilities.The experts were fully informed, both verbally and in writing, about the aim of the study and the voluntary nature of participation, as well as the possibility of withdrawing. Experts provided their informed consent via email prior to data collection and the experts were guaranteed total confidentiality. Regarding the cross-sectional study, Informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in the present study. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. All experimental protocols were approved by a named institutional and/or licensing committee.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.