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Sani, Jamilu https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9089-5973
Halane, Salad https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1618-8745
Ahmed, Abdiwali Mohamed https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9879-6577
Ahmed, Mohamed Mustaf https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5991-4052
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Received: 22 January 2025
Accepted: 28 May 2025
First Online: 20 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study employed secondary data from the 2020 Somali Demographic and Health Survey (SDHS), which was conducted following established ethical standards. Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Somali Ministry of Health. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Ministry of Health (National Research Ethics Committee of the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services, Mogadishu, Somalia) waived the need for informed consent due to the nature of the study, as it relied solely on secondary data extracted from the 2020 SDHS. All data were analyzed in a manner that ensured participant anonymity, thereby maintaining confidentiality and privacy. Additionally, all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines.
: This research used secondary data from the 2020 Somali Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS), conducted following ethical standards and approved by relevant Somali authorities, including the Directorate of National Statistics and the Ministry of Health. The survey ensured informed consent through voluntary participation and maintained participant anonymity by using anonymous questionnaires. All data were analyzed with strict confidentiality to protect respondents’ privacy in line with both international and Somali ethical guidelines.
