Terefe, Bewuketu http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0063-0999
Jembere, Mahlet Moges
Reda, Gashachew Bayleyegn
Asgedom, Dejen Kahsay
Assefa, Solomon Keflie
Lakew, Ayenew Molla
Article History
Received: 25 December 2023
Accepted: 18 July 2024
First Online: 23 July 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted after obtaining a permission letter from on an online request to access SSA countries DHS data after reviewing the brief descriptions of the survey submitted to the DHS program. The datasets were treated with the utmost confidence. This study was done based on secondary data from SSA DHS. Issues related to informed consent, confidentiality, anonymity, and privacy of the study participants are already handled ethically by the DHS office. We did not manipulate and apply the microdata other than in this study. There was no patient or public involvement in this study. All the methods were performed based on the declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.