Chipalo, Edson https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4336-8329
Bloomer, Rebecka
Article History
Received: 23 May 2025
Accepted: 10 December 2025
First Online: 22 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was exempted from ethical review by the author’s institution because we used publicly available National Children’s Health Survey (NCHS) datasets. Additionally, there was no need to obtain informed consent, as we utilized publicly available datasets.
: The author declares that no conflict of interest is associated with this study.
: Not applicable. This study has not been published elsewhere.