Kamiya, Yusuke http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2341-0195
Nomura, Marika
Ogino, Hina
Yoshikawa, Kanako
Siengsounthone, Latsamy
Xangsayarath, Phonepadith
Funding for this research was provided by:
Asahi Group Foundation
Article History
Received: 30 March 2018
Accepted: 16 May 2018
First Online: 22 May 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the National Ethic Committee for Health Research of the Ministry of Health, Lao PDR. Prior to the field survey, we obtained individual written informed consent from each participant. In the case of children (<5Â years old), consent for participation was obtained from their parents. The confidentiality of all participants was strictly enforced throughout the conduction of the study.
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