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Bockarie, Yemah
Nuttall, James
Tootla, Hafsah Deepa
Aniakwaa-Bonsu, Ebenezer
Eley, Brian
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Article History
Received: 9 December 2025
Accepted: 2 June 2026
First Online: 11 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was completed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval to conduct the study was granted by the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC), University of Cape Town, reference number: HREC/REF 676/2021 and the Research Committee of RCWMCH, reference number: RCC 311/WC_2021112_030. Since this was a retrospective study using archived data, the HREC waived the need for informed consent. Patient details were anonymised before data analysis.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
