Phy, Maly https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9728-8658
Rahman, Shafiur https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1911-6807
Rahman, Mahfuzur https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1018-8732
Moadsiri, Ada https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3247-9661
Khim, Sam Ath
Liv, Chhinh
Chhim, Srean https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1558-1875
Chham, Savina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7142-9037
Haruyama, Rei https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7239-2611
Article History
Received: 5 August 2025
Accepted: 29 January 2026
First Online: 9 February 2026
Declarations
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: The 2023 STEP survey protocol was approved by the National Ethics Committee for Health Research of Cambodia (No. 116 NECHR, April 11, 2023). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and written informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in the study. The current study utilized a de-identified dataset of this survey and was exempt from a research ethics review.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.