Mitchell, Elke
Hakim, Avi
Nosi, Somu
Kupul, Martha
Boli-Neo, Ruthy
Aeno, Herick
Redman-Maclaren, Michelle
Ase, Sophie
Amos, Angelyn
Hou, Parker
Narokobi, Rebecca
Willie, Barne
Vallely, Andrew J.
Kaldor, John M.
Badman, Steven G.
Kelly-Hanku, Angela
Article History
Received: 16 February 2021
Accepted: 14 October 2021
First Online: 4 November 2021
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Papua New Guinea National Department of Health’s Medical Research Advisor Committee, the Research Advisory Committee of the National AIDS Council Secretariat, the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research’s Institutional Review Board, the Human Research Ethics Committee at UNSW Sydney. The protocol was reviewed in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) human research protection procedures and was determined to be research, but CDC investigators did not interact with human subjects or have access to identifiable data or specimens for research purposes.Participants were eligible to participate in the <i>Kauntim mi tu</i> study if they were aged ≥12, able to speak English or <i>Tok Pisin</i>, and were able to provide informed consent. The low age criterion aligns with Papua New Guinea’s HIV and AIDS Protection and Management ACT [CitationRef removed] which states people ≥12 years do not require parental consent to participate in HIV testing / sexual health services/programs. <i>Kauntim mi tu</i> was a study designed to improve and provide sexual health services. Informed written consent was obtained from all participants and parental/guardian consent was waivered for those participants under the age of 18.
: N/A. All data has been deidentified.
: The authors have no competing interests as defined by BMC, or other interests that might be perceived to influence the results and/or discussion reported in this paper.