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Received: 15 September 2023

Accepted: 14 March 2024

First Online: 20 March 2024

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: The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views, assertions, opinions or policies of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF), the Department of Defense (DoD), or the Departments of the Army, Navy, or Air Force. Mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

: Ethics approval for this research was received from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (# 958229). All experimental protocols were approved by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Institutional Review Board. The study objectives and voluntary nature of the study were explained to participants, and oral informed consent was obtained before each interview. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.

: Not Applicable.

: The funder of the study had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of the report. The authors had full access to all the data in the study and had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication.

: The authors declare no competing interests.