Nishan, M. D. Nahid Hassan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6883-0284
Ahmed, M. Z. E. M. Naser Uddin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5548-7237
Mashreky, Saidur Rahman https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-798X
Dalal, Koustuv https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7393-796X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mid Sweden University
Article History
Received: 4 November 2024
Accepted: 27 December 2024
First Online: 15 January 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The research methodology involved utilizing secondary data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program, which collects pertinent information regarding health issues and demographic data across numerous countries globally. Notably, within this program, established mechanisms exist for upholding stringent guidelines protecting survey participants’ rights as regards safety and confidentiality, as noted at length within their official website (The DHS Program Protecting the privacy of DHS survey respondents. Retrieved from ). As no new or fresh investigations were conducted, we did not require further ethical authorization.