Publications by authors named "C O Obionu"
Background: Parental verbal communication may influence the sexual knowledge of senior secondary school students in Enugu State, Nigeria.
Methods: This study utilized a school based cross-sectional study design and was conducted across the six education zones of Enugu State using three-stage sampling technique. A total of 400 respondents completed the interviewer administered questionnaires on their socio-demographics, sexual knowledge and parents' information on verbal communication skills.
Article Synopsis
- HIV testing and counselling (HTC) is crucial for controlling HIV/AIDS and helping people understand their status, particularly in Africa where many remain unaware of their infection.
- A study conducted in south-east Nigeria utilized on-site intervention strategies, such as training counselors and hosting awareness events, resulting in a significant increase in HTC service uptake and improved knowledge about HIV among military community members.
- The results showed a dramatic rise in HTC uptake from 41.1% to 81.1% and HIV knowledge from 35.4% to 98.8%, suggesting that these interventions can effectively enhance awareness and alter risky sexual behaviors in high-risk populations.
Background: Clients' knowledge, perception of and satisfaction with the quality of maternal health services (QMHS) enables maternal health programs to assess the impact of their services from the clients' perspective.
Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge, perception of and clients' satisfaction with the QMHS at the primary health care (PHC) level in Nnewi, Nigeria.
Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey.
Background: Effective maternal and child healthcare delivery requires a proper and adequate funding of the health sector.
Objective: To determine the effect of government-community healthcare co-financing on maternal and child healthcare services' delivery.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study with an intervention component, conducted amongst 240 women from Igboukwu (intervention area), and Ekwuluobia (control area), of Anambra State of Nigeria.
Objective: To establish the incidence and types of utero-vaginal prolapse.
Methods: Retrospective medical records analyses of women who were subjected to reconstructive pelvic surgery for various types of pelvic relaxation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi and the University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria was carried out. The study was conducted from January 1996 to December 1999 during which there were 7515 surgical admissions.