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Authors
Akter, Tanjina
Hassan, Rafid
Hossain, Md. Shahadoth
Saha, Sanjib
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Lund University
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Article History
Received: 9 November 2025
Accepted: 17 March 2026
First Online: 24 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study utilized secondary data from the 2022 BDHS. A formal request was submitted to the Data Archivist of the DHS Program to obtain access to the data. After getting approval, full access to the data was obtained from , in compliance with the data sharing policy. The survey authority received ethical approval from the Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) and ICF. All survey respondents provided informed consent prior to participation. Because this study analyzed publicly available, de-identified data, no additional ethical approval was required.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
