Derseh, Behailu
Dadi, Abel
Phan, Hoang
Unger, Holger W
Brown, Kiarna
Belay, Demeke Mesfin
Guthridge, Steven
Article History
Received: 23 June 2025
Accepted: 11 September 2025
First Online: 17 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Northern Territory Department of Health and Menzies School of Health Research (HREC-2024-4852, 29/04/2024) and the Charles Darwin University Human Research Ethics Committee (CDU-HREC, H24069, 10/07/2024). It follows the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) guidelines, including ethical research involving Aboriginal women. The First Nation Advisory Group reviewed the project’s benefits for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and youth (15/11/2023). Confidentiality is kept throughout data management, analysis, and interpretation, with a formal agreement (Data Security Declaration) outlining roles, responsibilities, and data use.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.