aDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

bHull York Medical School, The University of Hull, England, United Kingdom

Correspondence to Blessing O. Ukoha-Kalu, PhD, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom. E-mail: [email protected]

Abbreviations: COREQ, Consolidated Reporting of Qualitative Studies; DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension; HTN, hypertension; JNC-7, The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure

Received 10 December, 2022

Revised 30 January, 2023

Accepted 10 February, 2023