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Authors
Wondie, Wubet Tazeb
Zemariam, Alemu Birara
Gebreegziahber, Zenebe Abebe
Legesse, Bruck Tesfaye
Belete, Kefyalew Taye
Mekonnen, Geberehiwot Berie
Gedefaw, Gezahagn Demsu
Atinafu, Wabi Temesgen
Seifu, Beminate Lemma
Tazeb, Wubet
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Article History
Received: 6 December 2024
Accepted: 11 February 2026
First Online: 11 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: For this study, the DHS program was requested, and a permission letter was granted from on an online request to access the SSA Countries DHS data after reviewing the description of the survey submitted to the DHS program. In the downloaded secondary data of Sub-Saharan African countries DHS data, there were no personal identifiers, like names, individual and household addresses, and issues of informed consent, confidentiality, and privacy of the study participants were already handled ethically by the DHS program. In the present study, there was no direct patient or public involvement. All of the study procedures were conducted according to the Helsinki declarations.
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