Yadav, Suryakant http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1579-9524
Bhandari, Pravat http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9422-8094
Article History
Received: 29 December 2021
Accepted: 13 June 2022
First Online: 30 June 2022
Declarations
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: Our study is based on secondary survey data publicly available on the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program website (ExternalRef removed). The dataset comes with no identifiable information of the survey participants. Survey protocols, questionnaire and verbal consent forms were assessed and approved by the ethics committee at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. Informed consent was obtained by the survey team from each respondent (for measuring young children consent was obtained from their parents) prior to face-to-face interview. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.