Article History
Received: 1 October 2023
Accepted: 18 March 2024
First Online: 8 April 2024
Declarations
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: There is no human or animal involvement, hence, ethical clearance was not applicable. However, the study was conducted after obtaining a permission letter from ExternalRef removed on an online request to access East African DHS data after reviewing the submitted brief descriptions of the survey to the DHS program. Issues related to informed consent, confidentiality, anonymity, and privacy of the study participants are already done ethically by the DHS office.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no competing interests.