Naicker, Vertharani Nolene http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1037-4148
Naidoo, Keshan
Muchiri, Jane W. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5614-3153
Legodi, Modiehi Heather http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8116-6632
Article History
Received: 28 February 2023
Accepted: 27 December 2023
First Online: 8 January 2024
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was obtained through the Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria (Ethics Number: 97/2021). The study was registered and approved for data collection via the National Health Research Database. Study participants were provided with a formal letter detailing the study and invited to participate in the study. All participants signed an informed consent form prior to the commencement of study. Consent to participate was completely voluntary. Only consenting individuals were included in the study.
: Consent for publication was obtained through the South African National Health Research Database, corresponding provincial research committees and hospital research committees where applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. VNN is currently employed by the South African Department of Health.