Primary health care in Nigeria: best practices and quality of care in Nigeria.

Introduction: The significance of Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCCs) in fostering health equity and enhancing health outcomes cannot be overstated, especially in low and middle-income countries. This paper's primary area of interest is to create evidence and innovation for PHCs, with a particular emphasis on underserved groups. Thus, the study aimed to investigate the state of primary health care in Nigeria, with a particular emphasis on best practices, challenges to best practices, and quality of care.

Is the national health insurance scheme a pathway to sustained access to medicines in Nigeria?

Objective: The debate surrounding access to medicines in Nigeria has become increasingly necessary due to the high cost of essential medicine drugs and the prevalence of counterfeit medicines in the country. The Nigerian government has proposed the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to address these issues and guarantee universal access to essential medicines. Access was investigated using the 3 A's (accessibility, affordability, and availability).

Demand and supply analysis for maternal and child health services at the primary healthcare level in Nigeria.

Background: The low demand for maternal and child health services is a significant factor in Nigeria's high maternal death rate. This paper explores demand and supply-side determinants at the primary healthcare level, highlighting factors affecting provision and utilization.

Methods: This qualitative study was undertaken in Anambra state, southeast Nigeria.

Analysis of the availability, effectiveness and equity of deployment of resources in the health system response to COVID-19 in Nigeria.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exposed weaknesses in the health systems of countries such as Nigeria, which affected the effectiveness of the health system response to the pandemic. This paper provides new knowledge on the level of the availability, effectiveness and equity of resources in response to COVID-19 in Nigeria. This is valuable information for improving the delivery of countermeasures against future pandemics.

Achieving universal health coverage in Nigeria: the dilemma of accessing dental care in Enugu state, Nigeria, a mixed methods study.

Objective: Equitable access to oral healthcare is a major focus of the Universal health coverage debate in Nigeria. However, a great majority of the population still do not have full coverage for essential oral healthcare services. This study will determine the extent of inequities in accessing oral healthcare services and the factors influencing access to equitable oral healthcare in Enugu state Nigeria.

Oral health-seeking behavior among different population groups in Enugu Nigeria.

Introduction: This study investigates the oral health-seeking behaviour of households and its influence on demand for dental caries treatment services in Enugu state Nigeria.

Methods: A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study was used to explore the oral health seeking pattern of 378 urban and 348 rural household respondents in Enugu state Nigeria. The study explored dental caries treatment-seeking, oral health behavior of respondents using the three dynamics of the Andersen and Newman health utilization model; predisposing, enabling and need factors.

Access to Oral health care: a focus on dental caries treatment provision in Enugu Nigeria.

Background: Dental caries, despite improvement in oral health across the globe, is still a large contributor to the global burden of oral diseases and a major public health concern. In Enugu state, Nigeria, there is minimal access to adequate and proper oral health care. This study examined the determinants of dental caries treatment provision and the challenges of providing equitable access to oral health care.

Text messaging promoting physician-led brief intervention tobacco cessation: A before-and-after study among physicians in three tertiary hospitals in Nigeria.

Physician-led smoking cessation services are suboptimal in Nigeria. This study evaluated a text messaging intervention designed to increase the knowledge and practices of physicians in Nigeria to help smokers quit. Using a pre-post study design, all physicians ( = 946) in 3 tertiary care hospitals located in 3 geopolitical zones in Nigeria were sent 2-3 text messages weekly over a 13-week period to create awareness and improve cessation practices using the "Ask, Advise and Refer" (AAR) model.

Using community participation to assess demand and uptake of scaling and polishing in rural and urban environments.

Background: One of the control tools for periodontal disease besides individual home care is professional oral prophylaxis that is, Scaling and Polishing (S&P).The aim of this study is to assess the effect of oral health awareness on the demand and uptake of scaling and polishing among dwellers of rural and urban environments.

Methods: This interventional study was conducted in Enugu, Nigeria.

Tobacco Cessation Interventions in Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria: An Audit of Patient Records.

Background: Patient medical records are an objective tool for the systematic identification and treatment of tobacco users. The aim of this study was to assess brief intervention tobacco cessation activities documented by physicians in some select tertiary hospitals in Nigeria.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study using information obtained from 1588 randomly selected patient records in six teaching hospitals participating in a study to capacitate physicians to deliver brief advice.

Lymphangioma of the tongue with macroglossia: a case report.

Lymphangioma are rare benign lesions of the lymphatic vessels, found mainly in the head and neck. Almost all cases of macroglossia in young children are caused by lymphangioma of the tongue. Aesthetic, occlusal, functional and psychosocial problems may arise as a result of this condition.

Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS: a study of the knowledge, awareness and willingness to pay for VCT among students in tertiary institutions in Enugu State Nigeria.

Objective: To examine the level of awareness of youths to voluntary counseling and testing and willingness to pay for this service, and to explore reasons for underutilization of this service.

Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out among undergraduate students of two tertiary institutions in Enugu Nigeria using pre-tested interviewer administered questionnaire. Information was collected from 250 respondents per institution.

Inequities in incidence, morbidity and expenditures on prevention and treatment of malaria in southeast Nigeria.

Background: Malaria places a great burden on households, but the extent to which this is tilted against the poor is unclear. However, the knowledge of the level of the burden of malaria amongst different population groups is vital for ensuring equitable control of malaria. This paper examined the inequities in occurrence, economic burden, prevention and treatment of malaria.