Kelly-Hanku, Angela http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0152-2954
Bell, Stephen
Ase, Sophie
Boli-Neo, Ruthy
Vallely, Andrew J.
Badman, Steven G.
Nightingale, Claire E.
Wapling, Johanna
Funding for this research was provided by:
PNG IMR Internal Competitive Research Award Scheme with financial support from the Government of Papua New Guinea
Article History
Received: 27 January 2018
Accepted: 1 February 2019
First Online: 20 February 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was approved by two Ethics Committees: the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research Institutional Review Board (IRB1319); the Papua New Guinea National Department of Health’s Medical Research Advisory Committee (MRAC13.32). Key ethical principles adhered to throughout the investigation include voluntary participation, informed consent, confidentiality and anonymity through the use of pseudonyms. All participants provided written informed consent.
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