Akwataghibe, Ngozi N. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1790-2612
Ogunsola, Elijah A.
Popoola, Oluwafemi A.
Agbo, Adanna I.
Dieleman, Marjolein A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR), UNICEF and GAVI (WHO TSA Contract 201410091)
Article History
Received: 4 April 2021
Accepted: 5 April 2021
First Online: 11 August 2021
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Ibadan, University College Hospital Ethics Board (UI/UCH Ethics Committee assigned number UI/EC/15/0447) and the WHO Research Ethics Review Committee. Verbal and/or written informed consent was obtained from all the study participants—depending on the literacy level and choice of the participant. The respondents from whom the information about the under-five children were obtained were the legally authorized representatives of the children. Privacy and confidentiality was assured for all respondents. We delinked personal identifiers from data and we used appropriate venues for the interviews. Additionally, permission for the study was granted at three levels—the state Primary Health Care Development Board (SPHCDB)/Ministry of Health, the Remo North LGA and the community through established community development associations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.