Tsekpetse, Prince
Salu, Samuel
Otoo, David Mensah
Dushime, Joy Flora
Shiuma, Joshua
Oloo, Betty
Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku
Article History
Received: 6 March 2025
Accepted: 6 August 2025
First Online: 19 August 2025
Declarations
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: We did not need to seek ethical clearance for this study because the DHS dataset is publicly available. The dataset was obtained from the DHS Program after applying and getting approval for usage. All ethical guidelines that pertain to using secondary datasets in research publications have been strictly adhered to. Detailed information about how we used the DHS data and the ethical standards we followed is available at this link: .
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.