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Magnitude of short birth intervals and associated factors among reproductive-age women in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel modified Poisson regression analysis of recent DHS data (2021–2024)

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40834-026-00448-w

Published Online: 2026-04-03

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Wondmeneh, Temesgen Gebeyehu https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1595-5654
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Article History

Received: 16 February 2026

Accepted: 31 March 2026

First Online: 3 April 2026

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: As this study involved secondary analysis of DHS data, obtaining informed consent from participants was not applicable. Instead, permission to access the data was granted by DHS International. All data were fully anonymized prior to access, in accordance with DHS International’s informed data use policies.

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

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