Tessema, Negussie Shiferaw
Geda, Nigatu Regassa
Article History
Received: 29 November 2023
Accepted: 16 August 2024
First Online: 4 September 2024
Declarations
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: For the original conduct of the four rounds of Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHSs), ethical approval was obtained from the ethical committee of the ICF. The enumerators obtained informed consent and authorization to anonymously use the data from all survey participants. In our study, we obtained permission to use the data from the DHS program. Furthermore, local ethical approval was obtained from Addis Ababa University, College of Development Studies IRB, and the present study solely involved secondary data analysis of publicly available data that does not contain any identifiable information that links to the actual survey participants. The authors also confirm that all methods were carried out by relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.