Ojiakor, Iheomimichineke https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6809-2407
Etiaba, Enyi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0238-950X
Onwujekwe, Obinna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-4285
Funding for this research was provided by:
African Health Observatory Platform on Health Systems and Policies (AHOP), supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-009871, INV-009871, INV-009871)
Article History
Received: 31 March 2025
Accepted: 6 September 2025
First Online: 17 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in line with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Review Board of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu with ERB number: NHREC/05/01/2008B-FWA00002458-IRB00002323. All authors certify that they have no affiliation with or involvement in any organization of entity with any financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript. Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study before interviews and discussions.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not Applicable.