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Article History

Received: 13 December 2023

Accepted: 27 March 2025

First Online: 5 April 2025

Declarations

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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the ethics committee of the Institute of Biological Science at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh and the University of Newcastle, Australia. Respondents’ privacy was strictly ensured, and data collection was conducted in a separate room or corner without the presence of anyone. Informed verbal consent was obtained from all respondents before conducting interviews. When respondents were unable to provide informed consent, we obtained it from their legally authorized representatives, including husbands of women included in the survey.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: We did not register this study in any pre-registration databases, as we were under the impression that pre-registration of protocols is important for clinical trials only. Also, most exploratory qualitative studies published in peer-reviewed journals are not registered prior to their implementation.