Cassidy-Seyoum, Sarah A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0802-347X
Chheng, Keoratha
Chanpheakdey, Phal
Meershoek, Agnes
Hsiang, Michelle S.
von Seidlein, Lorenz
Adhikari, Bipin
Tripura, Rupam
Ley, Benedikt
Price, Ric N.
Lek, Dysoley
Thriemer, Kamala
Engel, Nora
Funding for this research was provided by:
Charles Darwin International PhD Scholarships
Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grant (2008501)
Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grant (2033264)
Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (1182950)
Article History
Received: 11 April 2025
Accepted: 29 July 2026
First Online: 29 September 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: The study adhered to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Cambodian National Ethics Board (# 118), the Institutional Review Board of the Menzies School of Health Research (HREC 2020-3694), the Charles Darwin University Human Research Ethics Committee (H22047), and the Oxford Tropical Research Ethics Committee [Ref. 20−39]. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants in interviews, focus group discussions, and observations. Approval to use quantitative surveillance data was obtained from the National Ethics Board. Written informed consent from patients for quantitative surveillance data was not obtained, given that the use of routine data was approved by respective ethics committees without the need for further individual consent.
Consent for publication: As part of the consent process for observation, all participants provided informed written consent for the use of individual pictures in dissemination materials and publication. This includes pictures shown in Fig. 3.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.