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Upadhyay, Hari Prasad
Budhathoki, Nirajan
Khatiwada, Ram Prasad
Pradhan, Bijay Lal
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Received: 8 April 2025
Accepted: 25 August 2025
First Online: 3 October 2025
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: The ethical clearance for NDHS was obtained by the institutional review board from ICF/DHS program and Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC). Informed consent was sought from each survey participant. For participants under 16 years old, written informed consent was obtained from their parent or guardian. Our study was based on a publicly available data, and hence did not require further ethical permissions.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
