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Authors
Manivasagan, Mounika Sree
Mallaiah, Chaithra
Manjunath, Suraj B.
Magateshvaren Saras, Murali Aadhitya
Suresh, Sahana K.
Dwadasi, Manasapriya
Basavegowda, Madhu
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Article History
Received: 8 October 2024
Accepted: 9 September 2025
First Online: 27 October 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study uses publicly available, anonymized NFHS data, ensuring participant confidentiality. Ethical approval was not required as no direct data collection from human subjects was involved. Permissions for data access were obtained from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program.
