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#### **8. Conflict of interest**

None

#### **9. Acknowledgements**

We are grateful to the MEASURE DHS for providing us with the data set. In addition, we would like to acknowledge all individuals and institutions in Bangladesh involved in the implementation of the 2007 BDHS.
