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Article History

Received: 3 June 2025

Accepted: 28 August 2025

First Online: 30 September 2025

Declarations

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: The International Institute for Population Sciences, India granted ethical approval. Furthermore, the ICF International Review Board reviewed and approved the survey’s ethics. Participants provided informed, signed consent after being thoroughly briefed on the survey's purpose and procedures. Interviews were conducted solely with participants who had provided proper consent. The dataset is anonymous and does not allow for the identification of respondents; it is publicly accessible on the Demographic and Health Surveys Program’s website.

: Not applicable.

: None.

: During the preparation of this work, the authors utilized ChatGPT5 (Mini) to identify and correct grammatical errors. Following this, they thoroughly reviewed and edited the content as necessary, taking full responsibility for the content of the publication.