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Article History

Received: 18 January 2024

Accepted: 26 August 2024

First Online: 4 September 2024

Declarations

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: The principles of the Declaration of Helsinki were followed, meaning that the survey results were published at an aggregate level and that the anonymity of the interviewed individuals and households was fully secured. Before interpreting the results, the researchers obtained the consent of the Ethical Board of the School of Medicine, Istanbul Okan University.

: NOT APPLICABLE.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: This study is not an experimental study; it is a secondary analysis of the 2019 Turkey Health Survey (THS), a cross-sectional study conducted between September and December 2019 by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). The consent of the participants was obtained by the Turkish Statistical Institute. The declaration of the Turkish Statistical Institute regarding metadata and publication as well as Instutional Quality Check Reports can be accessed on the bottom right side of the webpage: .