Thapa, Rajshree
Acharya, Kiran
Lamichhane, Prabhat
Lim, Siew
Boyle, Jacqueline
Bhattarai, Navaraj
Bam, Kiran
Article History
Received: 17 January 2026
Accepted: 26 March 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance for these surveys was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of ICF/The DHS Program and the Nepal Health Research Council. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants during the main survey data collection. As this analysis used publicly available data, no additional ethical approval was required.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.