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Article History

Received: 26 July 2023

Accepted: 12 July 2024

First Online: 18 July 2024

Declarations

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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Western University Health Sciences Research Ethics Board (HSREB) reviewed and approved under the Project ID: 120417 and review Reference: 2022-120417-70507, National Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) Approval Number NHREC/01/01/2007-14/04/2022, at the Federal Ministry of Health, the Sokoto State Health Research Ethics Committee approval reference number SMH/1580/V.IV, Ebonyi State Health Research and Ethics Committee approval number EBSHREC/01/06/2022-02/06/2023, and Ogun State Health Research Ethics Committee approval reference number HPRS/381/464. No identifiers were used during the interviews and focus group discussions while transcribing to maintain the privacy of the women. Participation in the study was voluntary, and women knew they could decide at any point to opt-out. The women provided both verbal and written informed consent during the interviews and focus group discussions.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.