Lee, Seohyun
Kim, Gohtbyeol
Kim, SeYeon
Kim, Narae
Kim, Jihye
Kim, Jieun
Basher, Mohammad Sarwar
Rahman, Md. Atikur
Siddika, Syeda Jamila
Hridita, Jahanara
Fakhruddin, Golam
Urmi, Sharmin Sultana
Roy, Uzzal Kumar
Mothabbir, Golam
Funding for this research was provided by:
Korea International Cooperation Agency (No. 2023-0515)
Article History
Received: 23 December 2025
Accepted: 30 March 2026
First Online: 14 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka (IHE/IRB/DU/16/2025) and Save the Children Ethics & Evidence Generation team (SC-EEG-FY2024-328). Consent and assent forms will be provided in the local language for both survey and FGD participants. Parental or guardian assents will be obtained for pregnant adolescents aged 18 or younger.
: Participants in this study will consent to the collection of personal data only for the purposes of research and matching with the follow up activity. They will be informed that some examples of the information shared may be used on websites, at events, or in publications for charitable and research purposes, but no personal data will be shared.
: The authors declare no competing interests.