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Authors and Affiliations

1. Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand

   Pema Yangchen, Marc Voelker & Sureeporn Punpuing

2. International Health Policy Program, Thailand, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

   Viroj Tangcharoensathien

Contributions

Ms. Pema Yangchen: formulation of research questions and objectives, design and implementation of the conceptual framework, conducted data collection and analysis using multiple linear regression on Stata, and drafted the thesis. Assoc Prof. Marc Voelker: main advisor: provided guidance and oversight throughout the research work, assisted in refining the research methodology and the entire thesis, guided the data analysis and validated the research interpretation, and reviewed and provided important feedback on the drafts. Assoc. Prof. Sureeporn Punpuing: co-advisor: provided guidance on the research work with critical feedback and reviews throughout, assisted in reviewing and refining the drafts throughout, and assisted in refining the methodology and the entire manuscript. Dr. Viroj Tangcharoensathien: co-advisor: contributed to the overall project design and scope, provided critical feedback and reviews throughout, and assisted in refining the methodology and the entire manuscript.

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Correspondence to Pema Yangchen.

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