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Article History

Received: 26 January 2022

Accepted: 31 March 2022

First Online: 20 April 2022

Declarations

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: This study is based on publicly available MICS datasets. The permission to access and use these datasets was obtained from Unicef/MICS website (ExternalRef removed), so no further ethical approval was necessary. The protocol for the survey was approved by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) as per the Statistical Act (1958) in September 2018. This Act enables CBS to implement surveys as per the Government of Nepal’s ethics protocol without involving an institutional review board (IRB). So, all procedures were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines. During the data collection, verbal consent was obtained from each respondent after a thorough introduction of the survey. All respondents were briefed about the voluntary nature of participation. Participants were assured that the information they share during the interview will be kept confidential and anonymous.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the organization(s) the authors are affiliated with.