Preferences for formal and traditional sources of childbirth and postnatal care among women in rural Africa: A systematic review

AW Fantaye, N Gunawardena, S Yaya - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background The underutilization of formal, evidence-based maternal health services
continues to contribute to poor maternal outcomes among women living in rural Africa …

[HTML][HTML] Role of religious leaders in promoting contraceptive use in Nigeria: evidence from the Nigerian urban reproductive health initiative

SA Adedini, S Babalola, C Ibeawuchi… - … Health: Science and …, 2018 - ghspjournal.org
Background: Despite the many supply-and demand-side interventions aimed at increasing
contraceptive uptake, the modern contraceptive prevalence rate in Nigeria has remained …

Quality of routine facility data for monitoring priority maternal and newborn indicators in DHIS2: A case study from Gombe State, Nigeria

AA Bhattacharya, N Umar, A Audu, H Felix, E Allen… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Routine health information systems are critical for monitoring service delivery.
District Heath Information System, version 2 (DHIS2) is an open source software platform …

Changes in contraceptive and sexual behaviours among unmarried young people in Nigeria: Evidence from nationally representative surveys

SA Adedini, JW Mobolaji, M Alabi, AO Fatusi - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Context Nigeria is a high-burden country in terms of young people's health. Understanding
changes in young people's sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behaviours and the …

Scoping review of maternal and newborn health interventions and programmes in Nigeria

N Nasir, AK Aderoba, P Ariana - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To systematically scope and map research regarding interventions, programmes
or strategies to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) in Nigeria. Design Scoping …

Effectiveness of a mobile health intervention on uptake of recommended postnatal care services in Nigeria

AO Olajubu, BR Fajemilehin, TO Olajubu, BS Afolabi - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Studies have linked the large percentage of maternal and neonatal mortality that occur in
postnatal period to low uptake of postnatal care (PNC) services. Mobile health (mHealth) …

Exploring underutilization of skilled maternal healthcare in rural Edo, Nigeria: A qualitative study

O Udenigwe, FE Okonofua, LFC Ntoimo, S Yaya - PLoS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Existing studies have acknowledged the underutilization of skilled maternal
healthcare services among women in rural Nigeria. Consequently, women in rural areas …

Healthcare providers' perspectives of disrespect and abuse in maternity care facilities in Nigeria: a qualitative study

J Orpin, S Puthussery, B Burden - International journal of public health, 2019 - Springer
Objectives To explore healthcare providers' perspectives of disrespect and abuse in
maternity care and the impact on women's health and well-being. Methods Qualitative …

What does quality maternity care mean in a context of medical pluralism? Perspectives of women in Nigeria

CO Izugbara, F Wekesah - Health policy and planning, 2018 - academic.oup.com
User priorities regarding quality care in contexts of medical pluralism are poorly
documented. Drawing on group and individual interviews with women, we interrogate ideas …

A qualitative study of community elders' perceptions about the underutilization of formal maternal care and maternal death in rural Nigeria

AW Fantaye, F Okonofua, L Ntoimo, S Yaya - Reproductive health, 2019 - Springer
Background Underutilization of formal maternal care services and accredited health
attendants is a major contributor to the high maternal mortality rates in rural communities in …