Zegeye, Alebachew Ferede https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7042-7662
Wassie, Mulugeta
Tamir, Tadesse Tarik
Tekeba, Berhan
Mekonen, Enyew Getaneh
Zeleke, Gebreeyesus Abera
Gebrehana, Deresse Abebe
Article History
Received: 29 April 2025
Accepted: 3 August 2025
First Online: 13 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study is based on a secondary analysis of publicly available, de-identified data from the Malaria Indicator Surveys (MIS). Ethical approval for this specific analysis was not required. Permission to access and use the dataset was obtained through registration and approval from the DHS Program’s data repository. All data were fully anonymized by the original data collectors prior to public release, in accordance with ethical guidelines. Further information and access procedures can be found at: .
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.