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Article History

Received: 5 March 2024

Accepted: 1 November 2024

First Online: 9 November 2024

Declarations

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: All the methods in this study were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Ethical clearance and approval were obtained from the Sheffield Hallam University Research Ethics Committee of the College of Social Sciences and Arts, Sheffield Hallam University, and the Demographic Health Survey Program/ICF granted access for the use of the DHS data for study after submitting a formal request. The National Health Research Ethics Committee of Nigeria (NHREC) and the ICF Institutional Review Board examined and approved the survey protocol for the NDHS. This study is based on a secondary analysis of the NDHS dataset, and DHS informed consent was obtained from all study participants.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare they have no conflict of interest, whether financial or non-financial.