Okyere, Joshua
Ayebeng, Castro
Dickson, Kwamena Sekyi
Duodu, Precious Adade
Article History
Received: 5 March 2025
Accepted: 29 April 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: We did not need to seek ethical clearance because the DHS dataset we used is publicly available. We obtained the datasets from the DHS Program after completing the necessary registration and getting approval for their use. We followed all the ethical guidelines that pertain to using secondary datasets in research publications. You can find detailed information about how we used the DHS data and the ethical standards we followed at this link: .
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.