Bartholomew, Karen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1517-2134
Maxwell, Anna https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4155-0255
Yang, Lily P. H. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6565-1312
Aye, Phyu Sin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9356-9965
Young, Leanne https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5350-4443
Neville, Cleo https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6552-9992
Grant, Jane https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2365-400X
Sherman, Susan M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6708-3398
Bromhead, Collette https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2890-2191
Crengle, Sue https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9367-1492
Moodabe, Kate
McPherson, Georgina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3550-4746
Scott, Nina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9481-6400
Flower, Deralie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8292-8974
Massey, Richard https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3835-5909
Kathuria, Jyoti https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5406-7416
Coote, Pania
Burgess, Wendy https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5399-2502
Article History
Received: 12 November 2025
Accepted: 23 February 2026
First Online: 3 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committee (HDEC), reference number 21/STH/141. Data access was approved by the NCSP and the National Kaitiaki Group, which oversees the use of data from wāhine Māori (Māori women) from the NCSP Register. The study was approved through localities research office approvals in the three Auckland districts where the study was conducted. A Māori data sovereignty assessment was conducted and approved as part of ethics and localities approval. A privacy and security assessment was conducted and approved. All individuals in the study provided informed consent. This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.