Asingwire, Jackson Micheal
isiko, Isaac https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3612-5054
Rombe, Kuli Faith
Mwesigwa, Aaron
Ikwara, Emmanuel Asher
Olot, Haron
Okoro, Lenz Nwachinemere
Izunwanne, Manankong Jane Precious
Agunwa, Blessing Onyinyechi
Bwana, Abdul Aziiz
Kalemba, William Yiga
Anyamene, Ebuka Louis
Article History
Received: 13 September 2024
Accepted: 29 January 2025
First Online: 6 February 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was not required for this study. Data from the Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) for 2022 were used in this study and after permission, the dataset was obtained via the DHS program website for the secondary data analysis. The DHS program makes sure that all surveys follow strict ethical guidelines to safeguard participants' rights and welfare. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) and the ICF International IRB examined and approved the survey protocol with approval IDs of NIMY/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/3834 and ICF IRB FWA00002349 Exp. 07/12/2023 respectively. Before every participant was included in the survey, their informed consent was sought.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.