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Article History

Received: 16 August 2021

Accepted: 13 December 2021

First Online: 3 January 2022

Declarations

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: This study is a secondary data analysis of the NDHS, which is publicly available, approval was sought from MEASURE DHS/ICF International and permission was granted for this use. The original DHS data were collected in conformity with international and national ethical guidelines. Written consent was obtained from mothers/caregivers and data were recorded anonymously at the time of data collection during the NDHS 2018. More details regarding DHS data and ethical standards are available at:

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.