Sivertsen, Nina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7150-0836
Johnson, Tahlia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8909-2882
Deverix, Janiene
Smith, Susan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4469-3959
Grant, Julian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4856-2147
Funding for this research was provided by:
Flinders University
Article History
Received: 29 January 2025
Revised: 3 July 2025
Accepted: 10 July 2025
First Online: 24 July 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this research was granted by the Flinders Social and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee Project Number OH-00185, the Aboriginal Health Research Ethics Committee project number 04–18-769, and the Women and Children’s Health Research Ethics Committee project number HREC/18/WCHN/90. The authors affirm that human research participants provided informed consent to participate in this project and to publish data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: In Australia, care must be taken to ensure appropriate terminology when referring to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. This study has followed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander guide to terminology endorsed by the Public Health Association of Australia. Please note that in this study the term Aboriginal is used; however, we acknowledge that there is great diversity in the Aboriginal population (Public Health Association Australia, 2023).