Morgan, Christopher J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0931-5474
Saweri, Olga P. M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5142-8355
Larme, Nicholas
Peach, Elizabeth
Melepia, Pele
Au, Lucy
Scoullar, Michelle J. L. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1417-1524
Reza, Mohammad Salim
Vallely, Lisa M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8247-7683
McPake, Barbara I. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9904-1077
Beeson, James G. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1018-7898
Funding for this research was provided by:
June Canavan Foundation Australia (Not applicable)
Bank of South Pacific Community Grants Papua New Guinea (Not applicable)
Finkel Foundation Australia (Not applicable)
National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (1077636, 1075065)
Article History
Received: 2 June 2019
Accepted: 7 January 2020
First Online: 23 January 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All participants provided written informed consent, with measures taken to ensure confidentiality. The study was approved by the PNG Institute of Medical Research Institutional Review Board (IRB: 1603), the PNG Medical Research Advisory Committee (MRAC: 16.22), the East New Britain Provincial Government (PEC: 12/2016), and The Alfred Hospital Ethics Committee, Melbourne (333/16).
: Not applicable.
: One author (MSR) provided technical advice to SIREP as part of employment with WHO. Other authors declare no competing interests.