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Article History

Received: 6 November 2024

Accepted: 26 March 2025

First Online: 8 April 2025

Declarations

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: The study was conducted following the Declaration of Helsinki guidelines. Ethical clearance (Project number: TREC/1777/2023:PG) obtained from the University of Limpopo Turfloop Campus and Mpumalanga Provincial Health Research and Ethics Committee (MPHREC) Reference Number: MP 202403 001. Informed consent forms were obtained from participants before the commencement of the study, which they signed to indicate their willingness to participate in the study. The purpose of the study was explained to them before, and they were informed that they have the right to stop participating anytime they feel like. Participants were assured of confidentiality and privacy, and they were not identified by their real names but by the codes allocated. The computer that was used for the transcription of interviews was protected by a password.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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