Odimegwu, Clifford
Bolarinwa, Obasanjo Afolabi
Mohammed, Aliu
Gayawan, Ezra
Article History
Received: 15 November 2024
Accepted: 28 August 2025
First Online: 30 September 2025
Declarations
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: Since the authors of this manuscript did not collect the data, we sought permission from the MEASURE DHS website and access to the data was provided after our intent for request was assessed and approved on the 13th of February 2024. Each SSA country’s committee and the ethics Boards of partner organisations, such as the Ministries of Health, ethically accept the DHS surveys. The women who were interviewed gave either written or verbal consent during each of the surveys.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.