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Article History

Received: 24 July 2023

Accepted: 28 October 2023

First Online: 17 November 2023

Declarations

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: Ethics approval was obtained from Hunter New England Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee (16/11/16/4.07), The University of Newcastle Human Research Ethics Committee (H-2017-0032) and Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (1236/16). All potential participants were provided with information prior to study enrolment. Participants who participated gave their verbal consent to participate, which was recorded by the CATI interviewer into the survey database prior to the commencement of the survey. The methods for obtaining and documenting participant consent were formally approved by the abovementioned ethics committees. The study methods were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, as required for any study involving human participants.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.