Nuh, Abdulkadir Mohamed
Mohamed, Shukri Ali
Ali, Hamse Arab
Abdi, Hamse Adam
muse, Abdisalam Hassan
Osman, Osman Mohamed
Article History
Received: 4 November 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 13 March 2026
Declarations
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: The formal letter was written to the responsible body to allow access to and ethical clearance to use SLHDS data. The data was fully anonymized and confidentiality was kept strictly. The written informed consent was obtained from the participants and guardians during survey. The ethical approval letter (Ref: MOHD/DG:2/630/2023) was written from Ministry of Health in Republic of Somaliland. Detailed information on the method and ethical issue during survey was indicated in the published 2020 Somaliland Demographic Health Survey (SLDHS) Report.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.