Alam, Faiz
Ali, Mohammed K.
Patel, Shivani A.
Iqbal, Romaina
Article History
Received: 26 September 2023
Accepted: 26 July 2024
First Online: 19 August 2024
Declarations
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: The PDHS-7 survey was reviewed and approved by the National Bioethics Committee of the Pakistan Health Research Council and the Inner City Fund/ ICF Institutional Review Board. Adult participants were consented both, for themselves and for their children (24). Prior to obtaining access to and performing analysis on the PDHS-7 data, the researchers of the present study submitted a concept note, gained data access, and obtained permission from USAID. The data were de-identified and anonymized by the DHS program prior to being shared, therefore not considered human subjects research by an author-affiliated institution (Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA) and not requiring further ethical clearance.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.