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Article History

Received: 13 March 2025

Accepted: 23 January 2026

First Online: 19 February 2026

Declarations

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: AI tools were used solely for fixing typographical and grammatical errors. The intellectual content, analysis, and conclusions remain entirely the authors’ own.

: The secondary data of National Family Health Survey 2015-16 and 2019-21 are publicly available. So no ethical approval is required for the study.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.