Vorster, Anri https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2869-8047
Kruger, Ruan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7680-2032
Mels, Catharina MC https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0138-3341
Breet, Yolandi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5067-8387
Article History
Received: 19 February 2025
Accepted: 30 April 2025
First Online: 15 May 2025
Declarations
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: The PURE study (04M10) and this study (NWU-00026-23-A1) were approved by the Health Research Ethics Committee of the North-West University Potchefstroom, South Africa and complied with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from participants and verbal permissions were granted by gatekeepers, tribal- and community leaders. Participants could withdraw from the study at any stage.
: This manuscript has not been published and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors, and therefore, the NRF does not accept any liability in this regard.
: The authors declare no competing interests.