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Implementation of free maternal and child healthcare policies: assessment of influence of context and institutional capacity of health facilities in South-east Nigeria by Ogbuabor, Daniel C., Onwujekwe, Obinna E.

“…Background: Studies examining how the capacity of health facilities affect implementation of free healthcare policies in low and middle-income countries are…”
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Is bed turnover rate a good metric for hospital scale efficiency? A measure of resource utilization rate for hospitals in Southeast Nigeria by Aloh, Henry E, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Aloh, Obianuju G, Nweke, Chijioke J

“…Nigeria health sector, like that of other sub-Saharan African countries, increasingly faces critical resource constraints. Thus, there is need to seek for ways…”
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Impact of socioeconomic status on patient experience on quality of care for ambulatory healthcare services in tertiary hospitals in Southeast Nigeria by Aloh, Henry E, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Aloh, Obianuju G, Okoronkwo, Ijeoma L, Nweke, Chijioke Joel

“…To determine how socioeconomic factors, such as level of education and employment status, affect patient experiences on quality of care for ambulatory…”
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Economic burden of heart failure: investigating outpatient and inpatient costs in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria by Ogah, Okechukwu S, Stewart, Simon, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Falase, Ayodele O, Adebayo, Saheed O, Olunuga, Taiwo, Sliwa, Karen

“…Heart failure (HF) is a deadly, disabling and often costly syndrome world-wide. Unfortunately, there is a paucity of data describing its economic impact in sub…”
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The community is just a small circle: citizen participation in the free maternal and child healthcare programme of Enugu State, Nigeria by Ogbuabor, Daniel C., Onwujekwe, Obinna E.

“…Background: There is a gap in knowledge about how citizen participation impacts governance of free healthcare policies for universal health coverage in low-…”
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Determinants of peer education on sexual and reproductive health and rights among in-school adolescents in Ebonyi State, Nigeria by Mbachu, Chinyere O., Agu, Ifunanya C., Eze, Irene I., Onwujekwe, Obinna E.

“…BACKGROUND:Peer education has contributed to increased knowledge and preventive behaviors of adolescents toward reproductive health matters with the unique…”
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Examining catastrophic health expenditures at variable thresholds using household consumption expenditure diaries by Onoka, Chima A., Onwujekwe, Obinna E., Hanson, Kara, Uzochukwu, Benjamin S.

“…Summary Objective  Using uniform thresholds and a set of variable threshold levels, this study examined the incidence of catastrophe amongst households of…”
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Patients with positive malaria tests not given artemisinin-based combination therapies: a research synthesis describing under-prescription of antimalarial medicines in Africa by O'Boyle, Shennae, Bruxvoort, Katia J, Ansah, Evelyn K, Burchett, Helen E D, Chandler, Clare I R, Clarke, Siân E, Goodman, Catherine, Mbacham, Wilfred, Mbonye, Anthony K, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Staedke, Sarah G, Wiseman, Virginia L, Whitty, Christopher J M, Hopkins, Heidi

“…There has been a successful push towards parasitological diagnosis of malaria in Africa, mainly with rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs), which has reduced…”
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Evaluating a capacity development intervention in health economics among producers and users of evidence in Nigeria: A case study in Getting Research Into Policy and Practice (GRIPP) in Anambra State by Ezenduka, Charles C, Onwujekwe, Obinna Emmanuel

“…Background: The use of research evidence to inform policy and practice cannot be overemphasized especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). To…”
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Towards Universal Coverage: Examining Costs of Illness, Payment, and Coping Strategies to Different Population Groups in Southeast Nigeria by EZEOKE, Ogochukwu P, ONWUJEKWE, Obinna E, UZOCHUKWU, Benjamin S

“…This study investigated the costs of illness to households in different socio-economic status (SES) groups and geographic places of abode in addition to the…”
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Patients' willingness to pay for the treatment of tuberculosis in Nigeria: exploring own use and altruism by Ochonma, Ogbonnia G, Onwujekwe, Obinna E

“…Although, current treatment services for Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria are provided free of charge in public facilities, the benefits (value) that patients…”
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Low coverage of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy in Nigeria: demand-side influences by Onoka, Chima A, Hanson, Kara, Onwujekwe, Obinna E

“…Nigeria instituted intermittent preventive treatment for malaria (IPTp) using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for pregnant women in 2001, but coverage remains…”
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Patent medicine dealers and irrational use of medicines in children: the economic cost and implications for reducing childhood mortality in southeast Nigeria by Uzochukwu, Benjamin S C, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Okwuosa, Chinenye, Ibe, Ogochukwu P

“…This study assessed the economic costs of irrational medicine use by Patent Medicine Dealers (PMDs) for malaria, acute respiratory infection (ARI) and diarrhea…”
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Economic cost of treatment of childhood epilepsy in Enugu, southeast Nigeria by Ughasoro, Maduka D, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Ojinnaka, Ngozika C

“…The aim of this study was to determine the economic costs and the level of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) due to childhood epilepsy. The study was…”
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Willingness to Pay for a Contributory Social Health Insurance Scheme: A Survey of Rural Residents in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria by Akwaowo, Christie Divine, Umoh, Idongesit, Motilewa, Olugbemi, Akpan, Bassey, Umoh, Edidiong, Frank, Edidiong, Nna, Emmanuel, Okeke, Uchenna, Onwujekwe, Obinna E

“…Health insurance is seen as a pathway to achieving Universal health coverage in low- and middle-income countries. The Nigeria Government has mandated states to…”
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Malaria Knowledge and Treatment Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study by Uzochukwu, Benjamin Sunday C, Ossai, Edmund Ndudi, Okeke, Chinyere Cecilia, Ndu, Anne Chigedu, Onwujekwe, Obinna E

“…Malaria accounts for 60% of outpatient visits in Nigeria. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of malaria and its treatment practices in Enugu…”
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Understanding evidence ecosystems: What influences the production, translation, and use of modeled evidence in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, India, and Kenya? by Sié, Ali, Fofana, Habibou, Kagoné, Moubassira, Ouédraogo, Moussa, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Mbachu, Chinyere O, Chokshi, Maulik, Chilgod, Latha, Mokashi, Tushar, Nair, Arun B, Muriuki, Peter, Taddese, Abeba, Ewald, Leah, Handigol, Apoorva

“…This study sought to document and understand facilitators and barriers to producing, translating, and using modeled evidence in decision-making in Burkina…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of rapid diagnostic test, microscopy and syndromic approach in the diagnosis of malaria in Nigeria: implications for scaling-up deployment of ACT by Uzochukwu, Benjamin S C, Obikeze, Eric N, Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Onoka, Chima A, Griffiths, Ulla K

“…The diagnosis and treatment of malaria is often based on syndromic presentation (presumptive treatment) and microscopic examination of blood films. Treatment…”
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Rural–urban comparison of routine immunization utilization and its determinants in communities in Anambra States, Nigeria by Sibeudu, Florence Tochukwu, Uzochukwu, Benjamin SC, Onwujekwe, Obinna E

“…Objectives: The study determined the levels of geographic differences in the utilization of routine immunization between households in an urban and a rural…”
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Investigating determinants of out-of-pocket spending and strategies for coping with payments for healthcare in southeast Nigeria by Onwujekwe, Obinna E, Uzochukwu, Benjamin S C, Obikeze, Eric N, Okoronkwo, Ijeoma, Ochonma, Ogbonnia G, Onoka, Chima A, Madubuko, Grace, Okoli, Chijioke

“…Out-of-pocket spending (OOPS) is the major payment strategy for healthcare in Nigeria. Hence, the paper assessed the determinants socio-economic status (SES)…”
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