Demissie, Kaleb Assegid
Jejaw, Melak
Wondimu, Befikir Gezahegn
Mersha, Yekunuamlak Teshome
Demsash, Eyuale Sitotaw
Dessie, Samuel Getachew
Teshome, Asteway Gashaw
Geberu, Demiss Mulatu
Tiruneh, Misganaw Guadie
Article History
Received: 7 March 2024
Accepted: 14 June 2024
First Online: 19 June 2024
Declarations
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: This study used a secondary data analysis of the DHS. In this study, the Macro International Institutional Review Board in Calverton, United States of America, as well as the National Ethical Review Committees in Burkina Faso, Cameron, Coat’ d’Ivoire, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone, approved the surveys. Prior to participation, each participant gave their informed consent, and all information was gathered in a private way. MEASURE DHS gave us written permission and raw survey data for use. The dataset was kept private and was not shared or given to any other organizations. This research is not an experiment. Every procedure was carried out in compliance with the Helsinki declarations. More details regarding DHS data and ethical standards are available online at ().
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.