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Authors
Lufele, Elvin
Pascoe, Sophie
Tesine, Paula
Auwun, Alma
Neuendorf, Nalisa
Ome-Kaius, Maria
Laman, Moses
Thriemer, Kamala
Bolnga, John W
Rogerson, Stephen J
Unger, Holger W
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Charles Darwin University International PhD Scholarship
Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (GNT2000780)
Maple-Brown Family Foundation Menzies School of Health Research Future Researcher Fellowship
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Article History
Received: 30 January 2025
Accepted: 8 July 2026
First Online: 13 July 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approvals for this qualitative study were obtained from the Charles Darwin University Human Research Ethics Committee (H22094), the Human Research Committee of the Northern Territory Department of Health and Menzies School of Health Research (2021–4107), the PNG Institute of Medical Research Institutional Review Board (2113), the Madang Provincial Health Authority Research Ethics Committee (04.21), and Medical Research Advisory Committee of PNG Department of Health (22.10). All participants provided written informed consent. Methods used in participant recruitment, data collection, storage, processing, and analysis were carried out according to the Declaration of Helsinki, the Principles of Good Clinical Practice and PNG regulatory guidelines.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
