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Trial of labour after caesarean section in a secondary health facility in Abakaliki, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2021
Background: The mode of delivery of a parturient is influenced by previous caesarean section (CS) scar. Objective: The objective of the study is to evaluate the pregnancy outcomes of a parturient with one previous caesarean delivery that was managed in ...
Chidebe Christian Anikwe, Collins Agbeze Kalu, Bartholomew Chukwunonye Okorochukwu, Ikechukwu B Okechukwu Dimejesi, George U Eleje, Cyril Chijioke Ikeoha   +5 more
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Management staff’s perspectives on intervention strategies for workplace violence prevention in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria: a qualitative study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionHealth workers have increasingly become victims of workplace violence. However, negligible action has been given to developing workplace violence (WPV) prevention programs in hospital settings in low-middle-income countries.
Adaoha Pearl Agu, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Benedict Ndubueze Azuogu, Benedict Ndubueze Azuogu, Benedict Ndubueze Azuogu, Alfred F. Una, Alfred F. Una, Benard Ituma, Benard Ituma, Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Francis I. Onwe, Onyinyechukwu Uzoamaka Oka, Dorathy O. Igwe-Okomiso, Urudinachi N. Agbo, Richard Ewah, Jesse C. Uneke   +18 more
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Co-infection and Risk Factors Associated with STIs among Pregnant Women in Rural Health Facilities in Nigeria: A Retrospective Study

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2021
Globally, sexually transmitted infections are recognized as a public and reproductive health challenge. The study determined the prevalence, co-infection, and risk factors associated with HBV, HCV, HIV, and Syphilis infections among pregnant women ...
MaryJoy Umoke PhD, Peter Sage PhD, Tor Bjoernsen BSc, Prince Christian Ifeanachor Umoke PhD, Christian Ezeugworie MBBS, Daniel Ejiofor BSc, Ogbonna Agha BSc, Chioma Adaora Nwalieji BSc, Rosemary N. Onwe BSc, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Nwafor MSc, Obinna Jude Chukwu MBBS   +10 more
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COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among community members and health workers in Ebonyi state, Nigeria: study protocol for a concurrent-independent mixed method analyses of intention to receive, timeliness of the intention to receive, uptake and hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccination and the determinants

BMJ Open, 2022
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has gravely affected the lives and economies of the global population including Nigeria. The attainment of herd immunity through mass COVID-19 vaccination is the foremost control strategy, however, the deployments of ...
Ugwu I Omale, Osarhiemen Iyare, Richard L Ewah, Chidinma I Amuzie, Onyinyechukwu U Oka, Victor U Uduma, Azuka S Adeke, Cordis O Ikegwuonu, Olaedo O Nnachi, Okechukwu O Ukpabi, Ifeyinwa M Okeke, Glory E Nkwo, Ugochi IA Nwali   +12 more
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COVID-19 vaccination acceptance (uptake, hesitancy, intention to receive and timeliness of the intention to receive) and the determinants among health workers in Ebonyi state, Nigeria: an analytical cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Health workers are at particular risk of contracting the COVID-19. However, non-acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination has been a noticeable challenge the world over and in Nigeria where supply constraints have also been an issue.
Ugwu I Omale, Osarhiemen Iyare, Richard L Ewah, Chidinma I Amuzie, Onyinyechukwu U Oka, Victor U Uduma, Azuka S Adeke, Cordis O Ikegwuonu, Olaedo O Nnachi, Okechukwu O Ukpabi, Ifeyinwa M Okeke, Glory E Nkwo, Ugochi I A Nwali   +12 more
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Audit of mammography requests in Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria [PDF]

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2017
Breast cancer is the leading cancer in women in both developed and developing countries. Screening mammography detects breast cancer even before a lump can be palpated, with better prognosis. The introduction of mammographic technique for screening breast cancer, despite its importance, has been slow to adopt and virtually non-existent in many parts of
Eni, UE, Ekwedigwe, KC, Sunday-Adeoye, I, Daniyan, ABC, Isikhuemen, ME   +4 more
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An assessment of sexual maturation among school girls in Abakaliki Metropolis, Ebonyi State, South-East Nigeria

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Sexual maturation is an important milestone which starts between 8 and 14 years in girls. However, varying ages of onset of sexual maturation have been reported in different environments, with more recent studies showing earlier ages of onset
Onyinye Uchenna Anyanwu, Roland Chidi Ibekwe, Ada Rosemary C Nwokocha, Chidozie Bede Ibe   +3 more
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Correlates of patients´ satisfaction with antenatal care services in a tertiary hospital in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Antenatal care is a specialized pattern of care organized for pregnant women to improve their chances of a safe delivery. Assessment of patients´ perception of healthcare services is one of the ways of measuring the quality of healthcare as
Chidebe Christian Anikwe, Chinedu Chukwuemeka Ifemelumma, Kenneth Chinedu Ekwedigwe, Cyril Chijioke Ikeoha, Ogah Emeka Onwe, Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie   +5 more
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Fungal skin infections among prison inmates in Abakaliki, Nigeria [PDF]

Mycoses, 2007
SummaryOf 402 prison inmates screened for fungal skin lesions, 79 (19.7%) showed skin lesions, which proved mycologically positive by microscopy and culture. Dermatophytes were responsible for skin lesions in 61 (77.2%) of the inmates, while non‐dermatophytes accounted for 18 (22.8%) of the lesions.
C A, Oyeka, I I, Eze
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Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Abakaliki

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 2005
Background: The increasing prevalence of HIV infection in Nigeria makes it desirable to document the clinical features of the disease in environments where there are often limited financial resources for HIV testing. Objectives: The study was aimed at determining the mode of transmission, clinical presentation, and outcome of HIV infection in children ...
Ojukwu JU, Ogbu CN.
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