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Determinants of untimely receipt and non-receipt of routine childhood immunisation in Ebonyi state based on the Adapted Omale INDEPT FORCIS Framework and recommendations for policy and practice: a qualitative study [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objectives The significant morbidity and mortalities from, and the recurrent outbreaks of, the vaccine-preventable infectious diseases (VPDs) of childhood could be due not only to non-receipt of recommended vaccinations but also to untimely receipt ...
Ugwu I Omale, Richard L Ewah, Chidinma I Amuzie, Cordis O Ikegwuonu, Glory E Nkwo, Chimaobi C Iwegbulam, Louisa C Ekwuazi   +6 more
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Relationship between hamstrings–quadriceps strength ratio and the performance of tasks in Berg’s Balance Scale among stroke survivors in Abakaliki, Nigeria

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Aim The study was designed to establish the relationship between hamstrings–quadriceps (H–Q) strength ratio and the performance of tasks in Berg’s Balance Scale among stroke survivors.Method Twenty-five stroke survivors participated in the study.
Nonso Christian Asouzu, Emeka Mong, Maximin Agha, Nwabumma Cynthia Asouzu, Emelie Moris Anekwu, Davidson Okwudili John, Emmanuel Chiebuka Okoye, Sam Chidi Ibeneme   +7 more
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Post Stroke Depression: Experience at Abakaliki Nigeria

World Journal of Neuroscience, 2022
Chukwuemeka O. Eze, Olaronke F. Afolabi, Chioma Nwigbakpo, Chukwunonso Uche Ndulue   +3 more
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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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Electroencephalography: Experience at Abakaliki Nigeria

Global Journal of Health Science, 2021
BACKGROUND: Electroencephalography (EEG) remains the most important investigative modality in the evaluation of individuals with epilepsy and other neurological disorders. The pattern of EEG done in a tertiary hospital at Abakaliki Nigeria is not known.
Chukwuemeka O Eze, Olaronke F Afolabi, Emeka O Onwe, Richard L Ewah, Ugochukwu U Nnadozie, Francis C Okoro, Eugene C Nzei, Chiamaka Okereke   +7 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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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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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 (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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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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