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Article History

Received: 19 November 2023

Accepted: 4 February 2024

First Online: 17 February 2024

Declarations

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: The study employed secondary data from the 2017 IDHS for a materials analysis. The survey erased all respondents’ identities from the 2017 IDHS dataset. Participants in this study provided written informed consent, and parental or legal guardian consent was sought before enrollment (under 16 years). For this study, the author was granted permission to use information from the website .The Institutional Review Board of ICF International has approved the Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS-7) Standard survey protocol, which was also examined and approved by the ORC Macro IRB in 2002 before being used for the 2017 IDHS. The DHS-7 program approval document is provided and designates DHS surveys that adhere to the Standard as authorized. ICF International’s Institutional Review Board complied with the “Protection of Human Subjects” regulations set forth by the US Department of Health and Human Services (45 CFR 46).

: Participants had to complete a written informed consent form to participate in the study.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.