Bolarinwa, Obasanjo Afolabi
Odimegwu, Clifford
Mohammed, Aliu
Gayawan, Ezra
Phiri, Million
Article History
Received: 30 December 2024
Accepted: 14 May 2025
First Online: 25 May 2025
Declarations
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: Since the authors of this manuscript did not collect the data, we sought permission from the MEASURE DHS website and access to the data was provided after our intent for the request was assessed and approved on the 13th of February 2024. Each SSA country’s committee and the ethics Boards of partner organisations, such as the Ministries of Health, ethically accept the DHS surveys. This research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki []. The women who were interviewed in all the included countries gave either written or verbal consent to participate during each of the surveys in each country.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.