Okigbo, Chibuzo Stephanie
Freeman, Shannon
Hemingway, Dawn
Holler, Jacqueline
Schmidt, Glen
Article History
Received: 18 August 2025
Accepted: 28 October 2025
First Online: 25 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study received ethics approval from the University of Northern British Columbia Research Ethics Board (File No: 6009597). All procedures were carried out in accordance with the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2, 2018), which upholds the core principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided informed consent prior to participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.