Mihret, Birku Getie
Belay, Betelhem Nega
Kelkay, Jenberu Mekurianew
Amare, Ayalew Melese
Tarekegn, Abibual Desalegn
Asegu, Amare Alemu
Belay, Getnet Nega
Engdayehu, Asmamaw Mekure
Engda, Abebaw Agegne
Mengist, Yeshambel Asmare
Anteneh, Deje Sendek
Yesuf, Seid Hassen
Article History
Received: 19 April 2025
Accepted: 4 December 2025
First Online: 12 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors assert that there are no conflicts of interest.
: The publishing consent was not applicable.
: The EDHS data, which is accessible to the public on the DHS website, was utilized from ( ). A consent letter was obtained to download the dataset for this study after the International Review Board of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program data archivists waived informed consent after the consent paper was submitted to the DHS program. We carefully followed all DHS approval requirements. After registering and submitting a valid request, the study’s methodology, which conforms to relevant standards, is available. There are no names of individuals or household addresses in the datasets.