Publications by authors named "Fatusi A"
Background: COVID-19 pandemic widely disrupted health services provision, especially during the lockdown period, with females disproportionately affected. Very little is known about alternative healthcare sources used by women when access to conventional health services became challenging. This study examined the experiences of women and adolescent girls regarding access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria and their choices of alternative healthcare sources.
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- * The study involved 900 teenagers aged 13-19 from both rural and urban schools, measuring various sleep health indicators like sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and sleep apnea risk.
- * Findings revealed that urban adolescents had significantly worse sleep health across all measures compared to their rural counterparts, indicating a need for targeted interventions to support better sleep health among those living in urban areas.
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- * The review will follow Arksey and O'Malley's six-step procedure and include studies from various databases, examining articles in multiple languages related to the topic.
- * No ethical approval is needed since the study utilizes publicly available data, and results will be shared through scientific presentations and publication in peer-reviewed journals.
On March 30, 2020, the Government of Nigeria implemented its first COVID-19 related lockdown. We worked with two humanitarian projects in Nigeria, the Integrated Humanitarian Assistance to Northeast Nigeria (IHANN II) in Borno State and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees South-South Health and Nutrition Intervention (UNHCR-SS-HNIR) for Cameroon Refugees and vulnerable populations in Cross River State, to document the programmatic adaptations to Family Planning/Reproductive Health (FP/RH) services in response to COVID-19 and identify successes and challenges of those adaptations. A mixed methods approach including quantitative analysis of data from routine programmatic activities, qualitative data from in-depth interviews (IDIs) with project staff and process documentation of programmatic activities and modifications was used to 1) identify modifications in FP/RH services due to COVID-19, 2) understand staff perception of their utility and impact, and 3) gauge trends in key FP/RH in-service delivery indicators to assess changes prior to and after the March 2020 lockdown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Cancer burden is rising rapidly in Nigeria, the most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa; this trend may in part be attributable to diet. We developed and validated a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess regional diet in Nigeria.
Methods: We recruited 68 adult participants from rural and urban settings in South West Nigeria.
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- The article focuses on the "Abiye" Safe Motherhood Program in Ondo State, Nigeria, examining how program implementation affects Health System Strengthening through contextual factors and mechanisms.
- It employs a qualitative research approach, collecting data from key stakeholders to validate the Initial Program Theory and develop a new Middle Range Theory (MRT).
- The study identifies 13 contextual factors and 8 mechanisms that influence program outcomes, with most factors positively impacting health system strengthening while some inhibit progress.
Background: The educational environment is an important factor in nurturing students' learning. Students' experiences of the climate of their learning environment positively correlate with their academic success, achievements and satisfaction.
Objectives: The study aimed to determine the perceptions of medical and dental students about their learning environment during anatomical pathology clinical placement.
Background: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is believed to have a negative effect on sexual and reproductive health but the evidence from nationally representative sample in high-burdened countries like Nigeria is scarce. This study explored the association between FGM and sexual behaviour in a nationally representative sample of Nigerian women.
Methods: A secondary data analysis was conducted using the Nigeria Demographic Health Survey conducted in 2013 and 2018 among women aged 15-49 years.
Introduction: The perception of mothers about causes of underweight and overweight among children or adolescents and associated cultural beliefs may influence nutritional status. However, data from qualitative studies on this subject and regarding age 6-19 are scarce in Nigeria.
Objective: This study aimed to explore mothers' perceptions and cultural beliefs about underweight and overweight children and adolescents in selected communities in a northern and a southern Nigerian state.
Background: Little evidence exists on the relationship between diet-related factors and child/adolescent malnutrition in Nigeria. This study aimed to assess the associations between household food insecurity (HFI), dietary diversity (DD), and dietary patterns (DP) with the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) among 6-19-year-olds in two Nigerian States.
Methods: This community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 1200 respondents (6-19 years in age) in the Gombe and Osun States of Nigeria.
Objective: This study aimed to identify individual and contextual factors that are associated with under- and over-nutrition among school-aged children and adolescents in two Nigerian states.
Design: Community-based cross-sectional study.
Setting: The study was carried out in rural and urban communities of Osun and Gombe States in Nigeria.
Double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is the co-existence of overweight/obesity and undernutrition. Rising prevalence rates of childhood overweight/obesity in Nigeria have been reported, whilst undernutrition continues to be prevalent. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and distribution of underweight, stunting, thinness, overweight/obesity, and DBM among school-aged children and adolescents in two Nigerian States.
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- - West Africa has a high girl-child marriage prevalence of 41.5% and needs significant reductions to meet the UN’s goal of ending child marriage by 2030, but data on progress is limited.
- - An analysis of survey data from 11 countries showed only a slight overall decrease of 4.6% in child marriage rates over seven years, with three countries experiencing increased rates and others showing some reductions.
- - Factors such as rural living, low education, poor economic status, and non-Christian religious affiliation were linked to higher chances of girl-child marriage, indicating that progress varies greatly by country and is generally slow.
Objectives: To estimate age-specific abortion incidence and unintended pregnancy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and compare care experiences between adolescents (15-19 years) and older women (20-49 years).
Design: We used the age-specific variant of the Abortion Incidence Complications Method to estimate abortion and unintended pregnancy, with data from three primary sources: Health Facility Survey (n=361) provided postabortion care (PAC) caseloads; Prospective Morbidity Survey (n=1031) provided the age distribution and characteristics of women presenting for PAC and Health Professional Survey (n=115) provided an estimate of the proportion of abortions resulting in facility-based treatment of complications. Bivariate (χ, t-test) and multivariable (binary logistic regression, Cox proportional hazard) analyses were used to compare abortion care experiences.
Little is known about the link between health literacy and women's ability to safely and successfully use misoprostol to self-induce an abortion. While abortion is only allowed to save a woman's life in Nigeria, misoprostol is widely available from drug sellers. We interviewed 394 women in 2018 in Lagos State, Nigeria, who induced abortion using misoprostol obtained from a drug seller to determine their sexual and reproductive health literacy (SRHL) and misoprostol knowledge levels; and how these were associated with ending the pregnancy successfully or seeking care for (perceived) complications.
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- - This study investigates the changes in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behaviors among unmarried young Nigerians aged 15-24 over a ten-year span, revealing that a significant portion continues to engage in risky behaviors.
- - Analysis of demographic data from 2008, 2013, and 2018 shows an overall increase in risky SRH behaviors, with the highest rates recorded in 2018, while factors like comprehensive HIV knowledge and higher education were found to protect against these behaviors.
- - To enhance national health and meet Sustainable Development Goal 3.7, it’s crucial to address the growing prevalence of risky SRH behaviors among Nigerian youth.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the safety and effectiveness of self-managed misoprostol abortions obtained outside of the formal health system in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Design: This was a prospective cohort study among women using misoprostol-containing medications purchased from drug sellers. Three telephone-administered surveys were conducted over 1 month.
Background: The persistently high prevalence of girl-child marriage remains a public health and developmental concern in Nigeria. Despite global campaign against the practice and policy efforts by Nigerian government, the prevalence remains unabated. This study investigates the prevalence and the influence of ethnicity and religious affiliation on the girl-child marriage among female adolescents in Nigeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Competent and skilled birth attendants are critical in the reduction of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality at delivery. This study aimed to determine the association between knowledge and self-rated confidence in facility birth attendants affiliated with maternal and neonatal health (MNH) interventions.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 24 primary healthcare facilities in Osun state, Nigeria among 128 consenting facility birth attendants who were selected via a multi-stage sampling technique.
Background: The aim of the study was to identify the proportion of female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and people who inject drugs who had accessed HIV prevention services at public health facilities and peer-led facilities, their level of satisfaction with these services, and perceived barriers and challenges to accessing HIV services from public and peer-led HIV prevention service providers.
Methods: A mixed-method approach was used to collect data from key populations in the four states in Nigeria. Quantitative data collected included level of satisfaction with and barriers to use of public and peer-led facilities.
Background: There is little evidence on the need for differentiated HIV prevention services for men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW) and people who inject drugs (PWID in Nigeria. The aim of the study was to determine and compare the HIV sexual risk profiles of FSW, MSM and PWID resident in Nigeria; and identify factors associated with condom use among the groups. This will help identify if differentiated HIV prevention services are needed for MSM, FSW and PWID in Nigeria.
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- The study aimed to analyze sleep patterns among Nigerian adolescents and how these are influenced by social and environmental factors, particularly the use of electronic devices.
- Conducted in Ile-Ife, Osun State, the research involved 346 adolescents aged 10-19 using a modified sleep habits survey for data collection.
- Findings revealed that adolescents get significantly more sleep on weekends compared to weekdays, with a notable number engaging with electronic devices at bedtime; factors like lower social class and not using computers at night were linked to better sleep duration on weekdays.
Background: West Africa has the highest proportion of married adolescents, and the highest adolescent childbirth rate and maternal death rate in sub-Saharan Africa. However, few studies have focused on the type and quality of health care accessed by pregnant young women in countries in this subregion.
Methods: We obtained data from Demographic and Health Surveys done between 2010 and 2014, to compare the use, timing, source, and components of antenatal care between adolescent and older first-time mothers in 13 west African countries.