A5062057565- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Disaster Response and Management
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Global Economic and Social Development
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- ICT in Developing Communities
University of Kent
2023-2024
University of Ibadan
2019-2024
Royal Tropical Institute
2022
<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> Typhoid Fever remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low-income settings. The Severe Africa programme was designed to address regional gaps typhoid burden data identify populations eligible for interventions using novel conjugate vaccines. <h3>Methods</h3> A hybrid design, hospital-based prospective surveillance with population-based health-care utilisation surveys, implemented six countries sub-Saharan Africa. Patients presenting fever...
Abstract Background The relative contribution of bacterial infections to febrile disease is poorly understood in many African countries due diagnostic limitations. This study screened pediatric and adult patients attending 4 healthcare facilities Ibadan, Nigeria, for bacteremia malaria parasitemia. Methods Febrile underwent clinical diagnosis, parasite testing, blood culture. Bacteria from positive cultures were isolated speciated using biochemical serological methods, Salmonella subtyping...
Tuberculosis (TB) is prevalent in Nigeria, and Katsina, along with other 12 states the country, accounts for a high proportion of unnotified TB cases: constituting priority-intervention States country. Interventions focused on detection coverage state could benefit from better understanding hotspot Local Government Areas (LGAs) that trigger sustain disease. Therefore, this study investigated spatial distribution Case Notification Rates (CNRs), diagnostics across LGAs. Using 2017 to 2019 case...
Abstract Background There is limited information on the best practices for monitoring multicountry epidemiological studies. Here, we describe and evaluation procedures created Severe Typhoid Fever in Africa (SETA) study. Methods Elements from US Food Drug Administration (FDA) European Centre Disease Prevention Control (ECDC) recommendations clinical trials data quality, respectively were applied development of SETA plan. The core activities as well key required delivery outcomes identified....
Linking smallholder farmers to formal markets through producer organizations is increasingly becoming a pathway toward agricultural inclusivity. This study investigated the disparities in participation between male and female groups Nigeria. Data was collected from 604 decomposition analysis for three gender categories carried out using Fairlie technique. The results showed 24.2% higher actual mean probability of males over females 20.1% male-headed households compared female-headed...
Laptop use comes with potential reproductive health risks for men. This study assessed the knowledge of hazards and factors associated direct laptop on lap among male undergraduates University Ibadan, Nigeria. A cross-sectional conducted 444 using multi-stage sampling data collected through a validated questionnaire. Mean age was 21.0 years ± 2.6. Knowledge perception were fairly good but practice high. The not (p = 0.08) influencing include; influence by colleagues (67.6%), non-availability...
This study investigated the knowledge, practice and associated factors influencing preventive reproductive health among male civil servants in Ibadan, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional was conducted 14 ministries of Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan. total 272 service were selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. Data collected pre-tested semi-structured self-administered questionnaire, which contained 11–point knowledge scale 5–point scale, data analysed statistics. The mean age...
Maternal mortality and morbidity can be minimised if adequate timely emergency obstetric life-saving care is provided especially at the primary health level. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study among 167 community workers to investigate pattern of performance implementation skills (EmOLSS) in facilities Nsukka Local Government Area (LGA) Enugu State. A pre-tested, paper-based questionnaire was utilised data analysed using Chi-square statistics. Almost all were female (99.4%)...