Singh, Shri Kant
Gudakesh,
Vishwakarma, Deepanjali
Article History
Received: 27 June 2021
Accepted: 29 November 2023
First Online: 6 February 2024
Declarations
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: All the authors have declared that they have no competing interest in this paper.
: The data utilized in this study was obtained from two rounds of NFHS (3 and 4) in India, and respondents were requested to sign a proper consent form before data collection. The survey received approval from the relevant Institutional Review Board of IIPS prior to data collection.
: During the interviews, respondents were explicitly informed that the collected data would be exclusively used for research purposes, potentially for studies or publications. Additionally, the first author served as the main coordinator for data collection, obtaining consent from both himself and all co-authors for publication.