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Authors
Haenssgen, Marco J.
Elliott, Elizabeth M.
Phommachanh, Sysavanh
Bode, Sandra
Xayyahong, Thongkhoon
Sabphaisan, Latthanikone
Ando, Moe
Horiuchi, Sayaka
Souksavanh, Ounkham
Okabayashi, Hironori
Kubota, Shogo
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
World Health Organization Regional Office (# 202634961)
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Article History
Received: 8 July 2025
Accepted: 10 July 2025
First Online: 22 October 2025
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: We received ethical approval from the Lao National Ethics Committee for Health Research (NECHR; ref. 069/NECHR). Prior informed consent was obtained from all study participants. The data collection in was integrated into government structures: public health authorities facilitated village access and data collection; operational insights from each survey mission were fed back to village and health authorities; and survey findings were shared with provincial and central government authorities (including Ministry of Health and Ministry of Home Affairs). The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
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: We declare that no conflict of interest—financial or otherwise—exists. Please note that the authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this article and they do not necessarily represent the views, decisions or policies of the institutions with which they are affiliated.
