Co-creation of a gender responsive TB intervention in Nigeria: a researcher-led collaborative study.

Background: In Nigeria, men constitute over half of the people notified with tuberculosis (TB), experience longer delays before reaching care, and are estimated to account for two thirds of people who miss out on care. The higher TB risk and burden in men has implications for the whole population and reaching them earlier with TB services will reduce onward transmission in households, communities, and workplaces. The absence of a comprehensive guidance and the lack of substantial empirical evidence on TB care approaches that are responsive to the needs of men in Nigeria exacerbates this problem.

Quantifying the association between psychological distress and low back pain in urban Europe: a secondary analysis of a large cross-sectional study.

Objectives: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) in Europe and to quantify its associated mental and physical health burdens among adults in European urban areas.

Design: This research is a secondary analysis of data from a large multicountry population survey.

Setting: The population survey on which this analysis is based was conducted in 32 European urban areas across 11 countries.

A qualitative inquiry of rural-urban inequalities in the distribution and retention of healthcare workers in southern Nigeria.

Introduction: Globally, the population in rural communities are disproportionately cared for by only 25% and 38% of the total physicians and nursing staff, respectively; hence, the poor health outcomes in these communities. This condition is worse in Nigeria by the critical shortage of skilled healthcare workforce. This study aimed to explore factors responsible for the uneven distribution of healthcare workers (physicians and nurses) to rural areas of Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Population seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Anambra State, South-East, Nigeria.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of the Anambra State population that had been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and developed antibodies before the second wave.

Methods: The WHO-recommended health facility-based cross-sectional approach was adapted for this survey. Between 8 and 15 December 2020, 3142 participants across the 21 local government areas (LGAs) of the State, aged one year and over, attending randomly selected health facilities, were recruited.

Addressing gaps in adolescent tuberculosis programming and policy in Nigeria from a public health perspective.

Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading infectious cause of death globally. Of the estimated 10 million people who developed active TB in 2019, 1.8 million (18%) were adolescents and young adults aged 15-24 years.