Ratsavong, Kethmany
van Elsacker, Tessa
Doungvichit, Daovieng
Siengsounthone, Latsamy
Kounnavong, Sengchanh
Essink, Dirk
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Funding for this research was provided by the financial support of the European Union
Article History
Received: 13 September 2019
Accepted: 20 March 2020
First Online: 11 April 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ethical Committee of the National Institute of Public Health in Lao PDR (No. 020/2016/NECHR). All participants received an informed consent form prior to the interviews that confirms that the participants are not coerced, persuaded, or induced into the research against their will. Because of high illiteracy rates, the informed consents forms were often explained to the participants and signed by a fingerprint. The data collected was handled anonymously and was only used for scientific purposes.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.