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Jillian Gedeon, Saw Nanda Hsue, and Angel M Foster

Conflict of Interest and Funding

The authors have no conflict of interest. This work was supported by an Ontario Women’s Health
Scholars Award (JG); a research travel grant from the Faculty of Graduate and Post-Graduate Studies
at the University of Ottawa (JG); and funding from an anonymous individual donor. AF’s Endowed
Chair is funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in Ontario.
Acknowledgements

The study team thanks all of the women who shared their stories and experiences with us. We would
like to thank Meredith Walsh, NP, MPH and Cari Sietstra, JD for their input in the conceptualization
and implementation of this project. Additional thanks goes to the leaders and staff of the Mae Tao
Clinic, especially Dr. Cynthia Maung. We are also grateful to Hay Mar San, Naw Ree and Naw Hser
Gay Moo for their help with recruiting participants and translating/interpreting, and to Drs. Raywat
Deonandan and Shoshana Magnet for their feedback on the overall project.

Author Contributions

Jillian Gedeon led the overall project, collected and analyzed the data, and drafted the manuscript.

Saw Nanda Hsue coordinated recruitment and data collection, translated and transcribed interviews,
and contributed to drafting and revising the article. Dr. Angel M. Foster supervised the overarching
project, contributed to data analysis, and contributed to drafting and revising the article.
Ethics Statement

The Health Sciences and Sciences Research Ethics Board at the University of Ottawa (File
#H02-13-08) and the research committee at Mae Tao Clinic, Mae Sot, Thailand approved this study.

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