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Article History

Received: 10 July 2023

Accepted: 18 December 2023

First Online: 2 January 2024

Declarations

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: The ethical approval to carry out this research study had been granted by the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) Ethics Committee of the University of Sheffield (Reference Number: 031534). This study is a secondary analysis of two nationally representative samples. Permission to use the data sets (2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey and 2018 National Human Development Report) had been obtained from two organizations: Inner City Fund (ICF)-International, and United Nations Development Program (UNDP-Nigeria). Informed consent from parents and legal guidance of the children involved in the study data set had been obtained by the original owners of the data sets (MeasureDHS and UNDP-Nigeria). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.

: Not Applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.