Publications by authors named "I Haruna"
Effect of a participatory whole-systems approach on mortality in children younger than 5 years in Jigawa state, Nigeria (INSPIRING trial): a community-based, parallel-arm, pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial and concurrent mixed-methods process evaluation.
Lancet Glob Health
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Nigeria had the highest child mortality rate globally in 2019, prompting a study to address this issue using a whole-systems approach in the Kiyawa area of Jigawa state.
- A community-based controlled trial was conducted, randomly assigning health care clusters to either an intervention or a control group, targeting mothers and children in participating households.
- The intervention included participatory learning and action groups, a partnership-defined quality scorecard, and training for healthcare workers, aiming to reduce child mortality rates over a specified period.
Association of Combined Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Metals with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
April 2024
: Exposure to environmental pollutants such as metals and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) has become common and increasingly associated with a decrease in the estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR), which is a marker often used to measure chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, there are limited studies involving the use of both eGFR and the urine albumin creatinine ratio (uACR), which are more comprehensive markers to determine the presence of CKD and the complexity of pollutant exposures and response interactions, especially for combined metals and PFAS, which has not been comprehensively elucidated. : This study aims to assess the individual and combined effects of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg), and Lead (Pb) exposure on CKD using data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017-2018.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCommunity-facility linkage interventions are gaining popularity as a way to improve community health in low-income settings. Their aim is to create/strengthen a relationship between community members and local healthcare providers. Representatives from both groups can address health issues together, overcome trust problems, potentially leading to participants' empowerment to be responsible for their own health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: In this study, we used the information generated by community members during an intervention design process to understand the features needed for a successful community participatory intervention to improve child health.
Design: We conducted a concurrent mixed-methods study (November 2019-March 2020) to inform the design and evaluation of a community-facility linkage participatory intervention.
Setting: Kiyawa Local Government Area (Jigawa State, Nigeria)-population of 230 000 (n=425 villages).