Sarkar, Husnara https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3241-6502
Faridi, Rashid Aziz https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8423-2295
Article History
Received: 19 June 2025
Accepted: 6 January 2026
First Online: 19 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study is a secondary data analysis of the publicly available 2017–18 National Sample Survey (NSS), which was conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation. The original survey protocol was approved by relevant institutional review boards. No personally identifiable information was accessed, and additional ethical approval was not required for this analysis.
: Not applicable.
: This paper has not yet been published and is not currently being considered for publication by any other journal or publishing house. All the authors have authorised this article. If accepted, it will not be published anywhere in the same manner, in English or any other language, even electronically, without the copyright holder’s express agreement.
: The authors declare no competing interests.