**Acknowledgements**

We thank the Akili Ogidi Community in Ogbaru LGA and the participants who contributed to this community-based research, particularly the women for their courage in sharing difficult and painful experiences on internal migration due to annual flooding in their native land. We also acknowledge Nigerian Coalition for Eco-health Research (NCEHR) for their research contribution to this study. The support of Intimate Vessels Church (IVC), Awka, Anambra State for their support toward this research.
