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Authors
Irusen, Hayley
Fernandez, Pedro
Esterhuizen, Tonya
van der Merwe, Andre
Spies, Pieter
Seedat, Soraya
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation (117798)
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Article History
Received: 13 January 2026
Accepted: 7 May 2026
First Online: 12 June 2026
Declarations
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: All participants provided written informed consent. Ethics approval was granted by Stellenbosch University (S19/01/019) and the University of Cape Town (HREC 418/2019). The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki, South African Good Clinical Practice and the South African Medical Research guidelines. A clinical trial number was not applicable.
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study. Patients signed informed consent regarding publishing their data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
