Halder, Pritam https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2407-6807
Sharma, Divya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8753-7550
Behera, Ashish https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1750-2352
Aggarwal, Arun Kumar
Mamgai, Anshul
Syal, Pulak
Chopra, Seema https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6015-5034
Kiran, Tanvi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1728-142X
Article History
Received: 7 February 2025
Accepted: 4 August 2025
First Online: 7 October 2025
Declarations
:
: The NFHS-5 received ethical approval from the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai (2019–21) as per Helsinki declaration. It was also reviewed by the International Review Board (IRB), which approved it ethically. After receiving complete information about the goal and methodology of the survey, the respondents signed to confirm their agreement. Interviews were conducted only after receiving each participant’s informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests