Christie, Michael
Avenant, Theunis
Nembudani, Masindi
Mnqandi, Anelisa
Muller, Chris
de Villiers, Mariza
Bhikhoo, Zeenat
Article History
Received: 23 November 2024
Accepted: 30 January 2025
First Online: 14 March 2025
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was obtained from the University of Pretoria Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (Reference number: 52/2024), as well as hospital management at each hospital and the Provincial Department of Health (NHRD Reference number: GP_202402_066). The study adhered to the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. As the analysed data were anonymised and routinely collected, informed consent was not necessary.
: All authors have agreed to the submitted version of the manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.