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Article History

Received: 14 March 2024

Accepted: 21 January 2025

First Online: 26 February 2025

Declarations

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: for this research was given by the Health Research Ethics Committee at Stellenbosch University (project number 0832 ; reference number HEA-2017-0832-830). This committee abides by the ethical norms and principles for research, established by the Declaration of Helsinki, the South African Medical Research Council Guidelines as well as the Guidelines for Ethical Research: Principles Structures and Processes 2015 of the South African Department of Health. All participants signed an informed consent form prior to the focus group interviews and were made aware of their rights as research subjects. All aspects of this study were reviewed and approved by Stellenbosch University Human Research Ethics Committee.

: Participants provided written informed, signed consent prior to being included in the study and participating in study procedures.

: No AI tools were used in the writing of this manuscript.

: The authors declare no competing interests.