Moalosi, Kotulo
Sibanda, Mncengeli
Kurdi, Amanj
Godman, Brian
Matlala, Moliehi
Article History
Received: 9 May 2023
Accepted: 3 October 2023
First Online: 19 October 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval obtained from the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences Research and Ethics Committee (SMUREC/P/19/2020:PG). A letter of intent explaining the aims and objectives of the study was sent to the Chief Executive Officer of DGMAH and the head of the Renal unit before collecting data. The purpose of the study was explained to the patients, who then had to make an autonomous decision to participate in the study. The participants provided written informed consent before being interviewed. The confidentiality of the participants was maintained by not including their names and identity numbers on the data collection sheet. All methods were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. All methods were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Patient consent is not applicable as there is no information or images that could lead to identification of a study participant.
: The authors declare no competing interests.