Hoy, D. G.
Raikoti, T.
Smith, E.
Tuzakana, A.
Gill, T.
Matikarai, K.
Tako, J.
Jorari, A.
Blyth, F.
Pitaboe, A.
Buchbinder, R.
Kalauma, I.
Brooks, P.
Lepers, C.
Woolf, A.
Briggs, A.
March, L.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government
Government of the Solomon Islands
UNICEF Pacific
University of Sydney Institute and Bone and Joint Research
NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship
NHMRC Fellowship
Article History
Received: 23 February 2018
Accepted: 17 July 2018
First Online: 16 August 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Standard Demographic Health Survey protocols were followed. Procedures and questionnaires for standard Demographic Health Survey surveys have been reviewed and approved by the Inner City Fund (ICF) Institutional Review Board (IRB). Further, the Solomon Islands DHS survey protocols were reviewed by the ICF IRB to ensure that the survey complied with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations for the protection of human subjects (45 CFR 46). Before each interview, an informed consent statement was read to the respondent, who was able to either accept or decline to participate. Each respondent’s interview data files were identified only by a series of numbers, including enumeration area (EA) number, household number, and individual number. After data processing, questionnaire cover sheets containing these identifier numbers were destroyed. For more information on Demographic Health Survey ethics approval and consent to participate protocols, please see the following link: ExternalRef removed
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