Challenges Facing Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) Patients and the Roles of Librarians in Providing E-Health Information Services: A Qualitative Case Study of VVF Patients in Kubau Metropolitan Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) is one of the delicate diseases that require extra careful attention to individuals who were diagnosed with its complications. As such, this study aims at finding out the challenges facing VVF patients in Kubau metropolitan area of Kaduna state, Nigeria. Specifically, the roles of librarians in providing E-health information services. In order to achieve these unique objectives, qualitative research methodology was adopted and interviewed ten (10) participants. Findings of this study revealed that uncontrolled leakage, bad order suicidal behavior and stereotyped were the challenges faced by VVF patients in this case study. Finally, the researchers proposed some roles E-Librarians can play in curbing the challenges of VVF patients in Kubau local government area of Kaduna state, Nigeria.

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The datasets used in this study are openly available at [repository link] and the source code is available on GitHub at [GitHub link].