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Tracking and appraising maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response implementation in Nigeria: a historical timeline and policy analysis Open

Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, Donald Imosemi, Brenda Isikekpei, Victoria Egunjobi, Ololade Wright , et al. · 2025

Background Nigeria bears one of the highest global burdens of maternal and perinatal mortality, despite decades of global and national efforts to address preventable deaths. Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) is…

Community mobilisation for adoption of clean cookstoves and clean fuel to reduce household air pollution and blood pressure in Lagos, Nigeria: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial Open

Ololade Wright, Christopher O. Olopade, Angela Aifah, Temiloluwa Fagbemi, Erinn M. Hade , et al. · 2025

Introduction In Africa, 75% of households are exposed to household air pollution (HAP), a key contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD). In Nigeria, 90 million households rely on solid fuels for cooking, and 40% of adults have hypertensi…

Utilization and Self-Reported Satisfaction with Primary Health Care Services in Lagos State, Nigeria Open

Babatunde A. Odugbemi, O.O. Oduntan, Bukola Popoola, Temiloluwa Fagbemi, Olajumoke Oniyire , et al. · 2025

Background Improving primary health care (PHC) services requires understanding context-specific factors influencing utilization. The aim of this study was to assess the utilization and satisfaction with PHC services by community members in…

Unravelling the conundrums of social autopsy for maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries Open

Aduragbemi Banke‐Thomas, Adedoyin Ogunyemi, Adeyemi Okunowo, Ololade Wright, Celso Monjane , et al. · 2025

Any meaningful effort to tackle maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) needs to be founded on a robust understanding of its causes. In LMICs, verbal autopsies are used to determine the clinical causes of death throu…

Response Rates in a COVID-19 Seroepidemiological Survey in Nigeria: Variations by State, Age Group, and Urban-Rural Settings Open

Kazeem Adewale Osuolale, Adewale Kayode Ojogbede, Adesola Z. Musa, Oluwagbemiga Aina, Tajudeen Akanji Bamidele , et al. · 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented substantial global challenges, necessitating a deep understanding of infection dynamics across diverse populations. Seroepidemiological studies offer valuable insights into these dynamics but depend heav…

Implementation of Primary Health Care in Lagos Nigeria: An Assessment of Governance and Service Availability Open

Ololade Wright, Babatunde A. Odugbemi, Bukola Popoola, K.O. Oduntan, Temiloluwa Fagbemi , et al. · 2024

Background: There is limited understanding of the role and effectiveness of community involvement and governance in enhancing primary healthcare (PHC) services. This study aims to assess governance structures and the availability of PHC se…

A population-based estimation of maternal mortality in Lagos State, Nigeria using the indirect sisterhood method Open

Ololade Wright, Temiloluwa Fagbemi, Victoria Omoera, Taiwo Johnson, Adedayo Ayodele Aderibigbe , et al. · 2024

Determinants of health insurance adoption among residents of Lagos, Nigeria: A cross-sectional survey Open

Adeyinka Adeniran, Ololade Wright, Adedayo Aderibigbe, Olufunsho Akinyemi, Temiloluwa Fagbemi , et al. · 2024

Introduction This study assessed health insurance uptake, and payment preferences for health insurance enrollment, and identified barriers and facilitators of the utilization of health insurance amongst residents in Lagos State. Methodolog…

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Coinfection with Malaria in Selected States in Nigeria Open

Oluwagbemiga Aina, Olufemi Samuel Amoo, Kazeem Adewale Osuolale, Adewale Kayode Ojogbede, Azuka Patrick Okwuraiwe , et al. · 2024

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Plasmodium species are the causative agents of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and malaria respectively with similar clinical presentations. The objective of this study i…

Community Mobilization for Adoption of Clean Cookstove and Clean Fuel to Reduce Household Air Pollution and Blood Pressure in Lagos, Nigeria: A Cluster-Randomized Trial Protocol Open

Ololade Wright, Christopher O. Olopade, Angela Aifah, Temiloluwa Fagbemi, Erinn M. Hade , et al. · 2024

Acceptability, hesitancy and willingness to pay for COVID-19 vaccine among Lagos residents Open

MR Akinyinka, OA Olofin, Blessing Oluwaseun Fadeyi, OQ Bakare, Babatunde A. Odugbemi , et al. · 2023

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that has plagued the world beginning from 2019 when it was first discovered, laudable efforts have been made by science to produce vaccines to mitigate the effects of this…

Cohort Event Monitoring for Safety Signal Detection in Adult Individuals 18 Years and Above after Immunisation with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccines in Nigeria Open

Akinsanya O. Osibogun, Faisal Mohammed Shuaib, Christianah Mojisola Adeyeye, Adebayo Temitayo Onajole, Clara Ladi Ejembi , et al. · 2023

Introduction: In Nigeria, immunisation with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines commenced in March 2021. COVISHIELD from AstraZeneca (AZ), a viral vector vaccine, was the brand administered in the first phase of vaccinations for p…

Contraceptive Use and Fertility Control in Rural and Urban Communities of Lagos Nigeria Open

Ololade Wright, Modupe Rebekah Akinyinka, Temiloluwa Fagbemi, Adedayo Aderibigbe, Aduragbemi Banke‐Thomas , et al. · 2023

Background: It is predicted that the population of sub-Saharan Africa will be thrice its size by the end of the 21 st century. Our study compared patterns, incentives and disincentives for the uptake of contraceptives in rural and urban co…

Challenges in Conducting Population-based Seroepidemiology Survey of Covid-19 in Lagos State, Nigeria Open

Adewale Kayode Ojogbede, Tajudeen Akanji Bamidele, Oluwagbemiga Aina, Toyosi Raheem, Azuka Patrick Okwuraiwe , et al. · 2022

Population-based study is known to be a very essential type of study during and after a pandemic or epidemics, as it provides important information on the incidence, prevalence and risk factors of the disease in question. There has been li…

Public Health Surveillance for Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Africa Open

AbdulAzeez Adeyemi Anjorin, Ismail Ayoade Odetokun, Jean Baptiste Nyandwi, Hager Elnadi, Sherrif Kwame Awiagah , et al. · 2022

Local, national, and international health agencies have advocated multi-pronged public health strategies to limit infections and prevent deaths. The availability of safe and effective vaccines is critical in the control of a pandemic. Seve…

Travel of pregnant women in emergency situations to hospital and maternal mortality in Lagos, Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study Open

Aduragbemi Banke‐Thomas, Cephas Avoka, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, Olufemi M Omololu, Mobolanle Balogun , et al. · 2022

Introduction Prompt access to emergency obstetrical care (EmOC) reduces the risk of maternal mortality. We assessed institutional maternal mortality by distance and travel time for pregnant women with obstetrical emergencies in Lagos State…

PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE FOR ADVERSE EVENTS FOLLOWING COVID-19 VACCINATION IN AFRICA Open

AbdulAzeez Adeyemi Anjorin, Ismail Ayoade Odetokun, Jean Baptiste Nyandwi, Hager Elnadi, Sherrif Kwame Awiagah , et al. · 2022

Background : The death toll and economic disaster caused by SARS-CoV-2/ COVID-19 is still on the rise globally and in Africa with a case fatality ratio (CFR), 2.58 from 220,958 deaths out of 8,556,890 cases recorded across the continent as…

Electronic cigarette use among adolescents and young adults in Nigeria: Prevalence, associated factors and patterns of use Open

Olufemi Erinoso, Afolabi Oyapero, Mary Amure, Moyosoore Osoba, Olatokunbo Osibogun , et al. · 2021

Background Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have emerged in the Nigerian market, and if used without supervision, may have damaging effects on the physical and mental health of users. Therefore, there is a need to determine the pattern…

Patterns, travel to care and factors influencing obstetric referral: Evidence from Nigeria's most urbanised state Open

Aduragbemi Banke‐Thomas, Cephas Avoka, Abimbola Olaniran, Mobolanle Balogun, Ololade Wright , et al. · 2021

The criticality of referral makes it imperative to study its patterns and factors influencing it at a health systems level. This study of referral in Lagos, Nigeria is based on health records of 4181 pregnant women who presented with obste…

Use of modern contraceptives in Lagos Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic Open

Ololade Wright, Onipede Wusu, Modupe Akinyinka, Bisola Adebayo, Funmilade O. Adepoju , et al. · 2021

We estimated modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) and examined predictors of modern contraceptives utilization amongst 1,445 sampled reproductive age women in Lagos (Nigeria's epicenter) during the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Est…

Correction to: Morbidity and mortality outcomes of COVID-19 patients with and without hypertension in Lagos, Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study Open

Abraham Ayodeji Abayomi, Akin Osibogun, Oluchi Joan Kanma-Okafor, Jide Idris, Abimbola Bowale , et al. · 2021

An assessment of geographical access and factors influencing travel time to emergency obstetric care in the urban state of Lagos, Nigeria Open

Aduragbemi Banke‐Thomas, Kerry LM Wong, Lindsey Collins, Abimbola Olaniran, Mobolanle Balogun , et al. · 2021

Previous efforts to estimate the travel time to comprehensive emergency obstetric care (CEmOC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have either been based on spatial models or self-reported travel time, both with known inaccuracies.…

Morbidity and mortality outcomes of COVID-19 patients with and without hypertension in Lagos, Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study Open

Abraham Ayodeji Abayomi, Akin Osibogun, Oluchi Joan Kanma-Okafor, Jide Idris, Abimbola Bowale , et al. · 2021

From Ebola to COVID-19: emergency preparedness and response plans and actions in Lagos, Nigeria Open

Abraham Ayodeji Abayomi, Mobolanle Balogun, Munir Akinwale Bankole, Aduragbemi Banke‐Thomas, Bamidele Mutiu , et al. · 2021

Challenges in access and satisfaction with reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey Open

Mobolanle Balogun, Aduragbemi Banke‐Thomas, Adekemi Sekoni, Godfred O. Boateng, Victoria Yesufu , et al. · 2021

Background The presence of COVID-19 has led to the disruption of health systems globally, including essential reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services. This study aimed to assess the challenges faced by women who u…

Association between Anxiety, Alcohol, Poly-Tobacco use and Waterpipe Smoking Open

Olufemi Erinoso, Afolabi Oyapero, Moyosoore Osoba, Mary Amure, Olatokunbo Osibogun , et al. · 2021

Background: Waterpipe smoking (WPS) has been reported to have a wide range of damaging health effects on pulmonary and cardiovascular systems. Studies suggest that waterpipe tobacco smoking is associated with reduced harm perceptions, ment…

‘Long COVID’: persistent COVID-19 symptoms in survivors managed in Lagos State, Nigeria Open

Bodunrin Osikomaiya, Olufemi Erinoso, Ololade Wright, Aina Olufemi Odusola, Babafemi Thomas , et al. · 2021

Outcomes of COVID-19 patients with comorbidities in southwest Nigeria Open

Akin Osibogun, Mobolanle Balogun, Abraham Ayodeji Abayomi, Jide Idris, Yetunde Kuyinu , et al. · 2021

Background Data on the comorbidities that result in negative outcomes for people with COVID-19 are currently scarce for African populations. This study identifies comorbidities that predict death among a large sample of COVID-19 patients f…

Morbidity and mortality outcomes of COVID-19 patients with and without hypertension in Lagos, Nigeria: A retrospective cohort study Open

Akin Osibogun, Abraham Ayodeji Abayomi, Oluchi Joan Kanma-Okafor, Jide Idris, Abimbola Bowale , et al. · 2021

Background: The current pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has shown epidemiological and clinical characteristics that appear worsened in hypertensive patie…

Morbidity and mortality outcomes of COVID-19 patients with and without hypertension in Lagos, Nigeria: A retrospective cohort study Open

Akin Osibogun, Abraham Ayodeji Abayomi, Oluchi Joan Kanma-Okafor, Jide Idris, Abimbola Bowale , et al. · 2020

Background: The current pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has shown epidemiological and clinical characteristics that appear worsened in hypertensive patie…

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