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Xulu, Kuzolunga
Shezi, Nomusa
Enicker, Basil
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Article History
Received: 1 June 2025
Accepted: 24 July 2025
First Online: 20 August 2025
Declarations
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: The study was granted ethical approval by the Biomedical Research Ethics Committee of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (ref no: BREC/00005859/2023). The Institutional Review Board (IRB) waived consent to participate because this was a retrospective study, based on medical chart review with no direct human contact. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Patient confidentiality was strictly maintained throughout the data collection, analysis, and reporting.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
