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Article History

Received: 10 November 2024

Accepted: 25 February 2025

First Online: 1 March 2025

Declarations

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: The Rwanda Biomedical Centre, through its Division of Research, Innovation, and Data Sciences, reviewed and approved this study under reference number 225/RBC/2020, granting the necessary clearance for its conduct. Prior to each interview and discussion, written informed consent was obtained from participants in the presence of their cooperative leaders. However, the leaders did not exert any influence on the participants’ decision to take part. All the participants were men and women above the age of 18 years old. Participants were assured that their personal information would remain confidential and would not be included in transcripts. Lastly, participants were assured that participation in the study was entirely voluntary and that they could withdraw from the interview and discussions at any moment.

: Participants consented to the publication of the findings detailed in this manuscript.

: The authors declare no competing interests.