Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1203683)
Article History
Received: 5 August 2019
Accepted: 16 July 2020
First Online: 28 July 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study conducted a secondary analysis of de-identified data available in the public domain. Further ethics approval was not required. Permission to access 2015–16 NFHS data was obtained from the DHS program, by agreeing with the conditions of data use stated in the DHS consent letter.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.