Mahmud, Shohel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1774-1636
Sultana, Razia https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7877-4477
Hossain, Md. Sakawat https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2278-9849
Akhter, Morzina https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2804-8615
Hossain, Mohammad Emran
Article History
Received: 2 October 2025
Accepted: 11 March 2026
First Online: 17 March 2026
Declarations
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: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study utilized secondary data from the UNICEF-supported MICS 2019, which is publicly available and anonymized. As no personal identifiers were used and no direct interaction with participants occurred, separate ethical approval was not necessary.