Ahmed, M Z E M Naser Uddin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5548-7237
Nishan, MD. Nahid Hassan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6883-0284
Dahlqvist, Helene
Mashreky, Saidur Rahman https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-798X
Dalal, Koustuv https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7393-796X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mid Sweden University
Article History
Received: 13 February 2024
Accepted: 19 February 2025
First Online: 6 March 2025
Declarations
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: We used existing data from the Demographic and Health Surveys program. We obtained authorization from the DHS website to access the datasets pertaining to low and lower-middle-income (LMIC) countries. As our study did not involve any primary data collection, there was no need for any ethical clearance.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.