Are rural pregnant women disadvantaged in accessing intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Ebonyi State, Nigeria?

Introduction: Adequate intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) uptake (≥3 doses) routinely delivered at antenatal clinics is effective in preventing malaria during pregnancy. Whereas, low IPTp uptake (24.0%) had been reported among pregnant women in Ebonyi State, there is paucity of studies comparing the uptake and its predictors in the urban and rural areas of Ebonyi State.

Addressing constraints to informal providers' involvement in tuberculosis control: a qualitative study of patent medicine dealers and tuberculosis programme managers.

Background: A major constraint to tuberculosis control is low case finding with under-reporting to national authorities. Evidence shows that Patent Medicine Dealers are first port of call for most people with symptoms of tuberculosis, yet there is poor referral of such clients to tuberculosis treatment facilities for further evaluation. This study investigated constraints to involvement of Patent Medicine Dealers in tuberculosis control.

Knowledge and Utilization of PMTCT Services among Women accessing Antenatal Care in Private Health Facilities in Abakaliki, Nigeria.

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programme provides antiretroviral treatment to HIV-positive pregnant women to reduce the likelihood of transmission to their infants. Despite concerted efforts to scale-up PMTCT services in Nigeria, coverage and uptake of the services by Antenatal Care (ANC) attendees is below the acceptable. Private health facilities provide ANC services to large number of women, but they are sparingly involved in PMTCT capacity enhancement interventions.

Appraisal of willingness to vaccinate daughters with human papilloma virus vaccine and cervical cancer screening uptake among mothers of adolescent students in Abakaliki, Nigeria.

Background: By the end of 2017, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine had been introduced in 80 countries, but Nigeria proposes introducing the vaccine into her routine immunization program from late 2020 or early 2021. The current mode of HPV access in the country is through out-of-pocket purchase with only 1.4% of adolescent girls being vaccinated.

Appraisal of Healthcare-seeking Behavior and Prevalence of Workplace Injury among Artisans in Automobile Site in Abakaliki, Southeast Nigeria.

Background: Healthcare-seeking behavior is a decision-making process governed by an individual's conduct, community norms, and expectations, as well as provider-related characteristics and manners. This study determined factors associated with healthcare seeking behavior of automobile artisans in Abakaliki.

Materials And Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey of 380 artisans was carried out.