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Samal, Aisurya Aswini
Rath, Jagyenswar
Ghosal, Jyoti
Das, Subha Sankar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5647-0122
Dutta, Ambarish https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4019-7472
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Article History
Received: 17 October 2025
Accepted: 17 February 2026
First Online: 26 February 2026
Declarations
: All procedures adhered to applicable guidelines and regulations
: The study is based on the dataset available in the public domain for research purposes; hence, no ethical approval from any institutional board was required. The confidentiality of participants was maintained during data collection, and informed consent was obtained from respondents during the original NFHS survey.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
