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Odeh, Abed Alr‘oof Bani
Wallis, Lee
Hamdan, Motasem
Stassen, Willem
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Received: 17 November 2025
Accepted: 10 February 2026
First Online: 24 February 2026
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) at the University of Cape Town (HREC Reference: 318/2024), and permission to conduct the study was granted by the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH Reference: 01/01-407/DHM240407). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants were informed about the study aims and procedures, participation was voluntary, and all interviewees provided informed consent before data collection. No patient data were collected, and all information was anonymized to ensure confidentiality.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
