Idamokoro, Mere
Pienaar, Anita Elizabeth
Gerber, Barry
Maya, van Gent
Funding for this research was provided by:
North-West University
Article History
Received: 5 December 2023
Accepted: 20 May 2024
First Online: 29 May 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical consent, assent and written approval were obtained from all parties involved, including the provincial Department of Education, the school principals, parents/legal guardians and learners. The Health Sciences Ethics Committee of the North-West University also provided ethical approval with the reference number: NWU-00458-20-S1. All procedures were performed in accordance with the national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration ethical standards. All the children and their parents voluntarily participated in this study with the parent’s signed informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: No conflict of interest declared by authors.