Experiences of midwifery students and graduates in conflict-affected settings in Yobe State, Nigeria: Evidence from qualitative data
), Sussan Israel-Isah(2), Charity P. Maina(3), Rifkatu S. Aimu(4), Kazeem O. Ayodeji(5), George Odonye(6), Hadiza Sabo(7), Hannah Tappis(8), Shatha Elnakib(9), Emilia N. Iwu(10),
(1) Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), Abuja
(2) Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), Abuja
(3) Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), Abuja
(4) Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), Abuja
(5) Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), Abuja
(6) Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), Abuja
(7) Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery, Damaturu, Nigeria
(8) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
(9) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
(10) Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), Abuja. Rutgers University, School of Nursing, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Corresponding Author
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