Khan, Sabiha https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8143-6567
Reddy, Karuna
Ahmed, Momtaz
Wilson, Donald
Sharma, Bibhya
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of the South Pacific (F3297- FST13-71502-001)
Article History
Received: 14 May 2025
Accepted: 10 July 2025
First Online: 4 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the College Human Health Research Ethics Committee (CHHREC), Fiji National University (Ref: CHHREC ID: 139.19). Consent to participation was not applicable for this study as per CHHREC as the data were collected from the hospitals’ medical records and no personal or identifiable information about the participants was collected, recorded, or disclosed. All data were anonymized and handled in accordance with ethical guidelines and confidentiality protocols.
: The consent for publication from the participants was not applicable as no personal identifiable information was recorded during data collection.
: The authors declare no competing interests.