Stofberg, JPJ https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7189-1881
van Aswegen, Mariaan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6477-8044
Kramer, Mark https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2237-7549
Article History
Received: 26 September 2025
Accepted: 22 December 2025
First Online: 7 January 2026
Declarations
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: All adult participants provided written informed consent before data collection and chose to take part voluntarily. In cases where individuals were younger than 18 years, assent was obtained in addition to parental or guardian consent. The research adhered to the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki and received clearance from the Health Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences (ethics number: NWU-00335-21-A1) as well as approval from the regional Department of Health.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.