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Authors
Molebatsi, Keneilwe
Kumar, Manasi
Lobakeng, Tsholofelo
Chiliza, Bonginkosi
Ng, Lauren C.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Botswana
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Article History
Received: 19 September 2025
Accepted: 30 December 2025
First Online: 17 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the ethics committee of the Botswana Ministry of Health and Wellness (HPDME 13/18/1), the Institutional Review Boards of the University of Botswana (UBR/RES/IRB/BIO/179) and the University of KwaZulu Natal biomedical research ethics committee (BREC983/2020). Interviewers explained the study’s purpose and methods to participants and obtained written informed consent. Participants were informed that they were free to withdraw from the study at any time and it was entirely voluntary for them to participate. The audiotapes were password-protected and safely stored by the first author. In order to maintain participant anonymity, the participants were pseudonymized, and identifying information was not included in the transcript.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
