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Rural-urban disparities and factors associated with delayed care-seeking and testing for malaria before medication use by mothers of under-five children, Igabi LGA, Kaduna Nigeria by Babalola, Obafemi J, Ajumobi, Olufemi, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O

“…Fever in under-five children (U5) is the commonest presenting complaint in general practice and mothers' recognition is an entry point for fever treatment,…”
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Risk factors of heart failure among patients with hypertension attending a tertiary hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria: The RISK-HHF case-control study by Oguntade, Ayodipupo S, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O

“…Hypertension is the leading cause of heart failure (HF) in sub-Saharan Africa. Preventive public health approach to reduce the scourge of HF must seek to…”
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What do malaria program officers want to learn? A survey of perspectives on a proposed malaria short course in Nigeria by Ajumobi, Olufemi, Afolabi, Rotimi Felix, Adewole, Adefisoye, Balogun, Muhammad Shakir, Nguku, Patrick, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O

“…In disease control, the program officers are vital to the successful implementation of control strategies. However, poor knowledge of the disease and its…”
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Urban-rural and geographic differences in overweight and obesity in four sub-Saharan African adult populations: a multi-country cross-sectional study by Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O, Adebamowo, Clement, Adami, Hans-Olov, Dalal, Shona, Diamond, Megan B, Bajunirwe, Francis, Guwatudde, David, Njelekela, Marina, Nankya-Mutyoba, Joan, Chiwanga, Faraja S, Volmink, Jimmy, Kalyesubula, Robert, Laurence, Carien, Reid, Todd G, Dockery, Douglas, Hemenway, David, Spiegelman, Donna, Holmes, Michelle D

“…Overweight and obesity are on the rise in developing countries including sub-Saharan Africa. We undertook a four-country survey to show the collective burden…”
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Drivers of long-lasting insecticide-treated net utilisation and parasitaemia among under-five children in 13 States with high malaria burden in Nigeria by Uhomoibhi, Perpetua, Okoronkwo, Chukwu, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O, Mokuolu, Olugbenga, Maikore, Ibrahim, Fagbamigbe, Adeniyi, Akinyemi, Joshua O, Okoh, Festus, Ademu, Cyril, Kawu, Issa, Kalambo, Jo-Angeline, Ssekitooleko, James

“…Although Nigeria has made some progress in malaria control, there are variations across States. We investigated the factors associated with utilisation of…”
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Stocking pattern for anti-malarial medications among proprietary patent medicine vendors in Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan, Nigeria by Kodaolu, Mary Y, Fagbamigbe, Adeniyi F, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O

“…Policymakers have recognized that proprietary patent medicine vendors (PPMVs) can provide an opportunity for effective scaling up of artemisinin-based…”
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Abdominal obesity, serum estradiol and cardiovascular risk among Nigerian postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study by Lewechi-Uke, Omolara T, Ajayi, Ikeoluwapo O, Akinyemi, Joshua O

“…Rates of cardiovascular (CV) disease mortality is usually higher in men but this equalizes with that of women following menopause. This was to determine the…”
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Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Malaria Microscopy for Guiding Malaria Treatment of Uncomplicated Fevers in Nigeria and Prereferral Cases in 3 African Countries by Falade, Catherine O., Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O., Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Jesca, Siribié, Mohamadou, Diarra, Amidou, Sermé, Luc, Afonne, Chinenye, Yusuf, Oyindamola B., Gansane, Zakaria, Jegede, Ayodele S., Singlovic, Jan, Gomes, Melba

“…Background. The World Health Organization recommends that malaria treatment be based on demonstration of the infecting Plasmodium parasite specie. Malaria…”
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Health workers' perception of malaria rapid diagnostic test and factors influencing compliance with test results in Ebonyi state, Nigeria by Obi, Izuchukwu Frank, Sabitu, Kabiru, Olorukooba, Abdulhakeem, Adebowale, Ayo Stephen, Usman, Rabi, Nwokoro, Ugochukwu, Ajumobi, Olufemi, Idris, Suleiman, Nwankwo, Lawrence, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O

“…The standard practice in treating uncomplicated malaria is to prescribe artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for only patients with positive test…”
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Is the malaria short course for program managers, a priority for malaria control effort in Nigeria? Evidence from a qualitative study by Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O, Ajumobi, Olufemi, Ogunwale, Akintayo, Adewole, Adefisoye, Odeyinka, Oluwaseun Temitope, Balogun, Muhammad Shakir, Nguku, Patrick, Bamiselu, Oluyomi

“…A Malaria Short Course (MSC) was conceptualized to build the capacity of program managers for malaria control due to the lack of a single comprehensive…”
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Description of the design of a mixed-methods study to assess the burden and determinants of malaria transmission for tailoring of interventions (microstratification) in Ibadan and Kano metropolis by Ozodiegwu, Ifeoma D, Ogunwale, Akintayo O, Surakat, Olabanji, Akinyemi, Joshua O, Bamgboye, Eniola A, Fagbamigbe, Adeniyi F, Bello, Musa Muhammad, Adamu, Al-Mukhtar Y, Uhomobhi, Perpetua, Ademu, Cyril, Okoronkwo, Chukwu, Adeleke, Monsuru, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O

“…Abstract Background Rapid urbanization in Nigerian cities may lead to localized variations in malaria transmission, particularly with a higher burden in…”
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Evaluation of Diagnostic Microbiology Capacity and Barriers in Testing for HIV and TB at Peripheral Hospital-Based Laboratories in Oyo-State, Nigeria by Bankole, Oluwayomi T, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O

“…The prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection in Nigeria is currently around 19.1%. This indicates that the two…”
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Long-lasting insecticidal net use and asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia among household members of laboratory-confirmed malaria patients attending selected health facilities in Abuja, Nigeria, 2016: A cross-sectional survey by Onyiah, Amaka Pamela, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O, Dada-Adegbola, Hannah O, Adedokun, Babatunde O, Balogun, Muhammad S, Nguku, Patrick M, Ajumobi, Olufemi O

“…In Nigeria, malaria remains a major burden. There is the presupposition that household members could have common exposure to malaria parasite and use of…”
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Effect of enhanced reminders on postnatal clinic attendance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Kebede, Abraham Sahilemichael, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O., Arowojolu, Ayodele O.

“…Background: Failure to attend maternal health services is an intractable challenge for the health-care system in low- and middle-income countries. The use of…”
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Common oral conditions and correlates: an oral health survey in Kwara State Nigeria by Tobin, Abiola O, Ajayi, Ikeoluwapo O

“…Oral diseases are one of the most prevalent health problems today with distribution and severity varying in different parts of the world and within the same…”
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Assessing Acceptability of a Diagnostic and Malaria Treatment Package Delivered by Community Health Workers in Malaria-Endemic Settings of Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Uganda by Jegede, Ayodele S., Oshiname, Frederick O., Sanou, Armande K., Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Jesca, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O., Siribie, Mohamadou, Afonne, Chinenye, Serme, Luc, Falade, Catherine O.

“…Background. The efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and rectal artesunate for severe malaria in children is proven. However, acceptability…”
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The fidelity of implementation of recommended care for children with malaria by community health workers in Nigeria by Adeoti, Oluwatomi, Spiegelman, Donna, Afonne, Chinenye, Falade, Catherine O, Jegede, Ayodele S, Oshiname, Frederick O, Gomes, Melba, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O

“…In the context of task shifting, a promoted approach to healthcare delivery in resource-poor settings, trained community health workers (CHWs) have been shown…”
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Development and evaluation of a package to improve hypertension control in Nigeria [DEPIHCON]: a cluster-randomized controlled trial by Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O, Oyewole, Oyediran E, Ogah, Okechukwu S, Akinyemi, Joshua O, Salawu, Mobolaji M, Bamgboye, Eniola A, Obembe, Taiwo, Olawuwo, Morenikeji, Sani, Mahmoud Umar

“…Nigeria's healthcare system capacity to stem the increasing trend in hypertension is limited in coverage, scope and manpower. Use of trained community-based…”
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A qualitative exploration of malaria operational research situation in Nigeria by Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O, Ughasoro, Maduka D, Ogunwale, Akintayo, Odeyinka, Oluwaseun, Babalola, Obafemi, Sharafadeen, Salami, Adamu, Al-Mukhtar Y, Ajumobi, Olufemi, Orimogunje, Taiwo, Nguku, Patrick

“…Malaria, remains one of the leading causes of high morbidity and mortality in Nigeria despite implementation of several public health interventions for its…”
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Caregivers' knowledge and utilization of long-lasting insecticidal nets among under-five children in Osun State, Southwest, Nigeria by Israel, Oluwaseyi K, Fawole, Olufunmilayo I, Adebowale, Ayo S, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo O, Yusuf, Oyindamola B, Oladimeji, Abisola, Ajumobi, Olufemi

“…Utilization of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) has been associated with reduction of malaria incidence, especially among children. The 2013 Nigeria…”
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