Why does uptake of family planning services remain sub-optimal among Nigerian women? A systematic review of challenges and implications for policy.

Background: Over the years, family planning uptake in Nigeria has remained low and this is as a result of the various challenges and barriers faced by women. The aim of this study was to systematically review studies on family planning services undertaken in Nigeria in order to understand the challenges to uptake of the services and the policy implications.

Methods: A PubMed search was performed in June 2020 and studies that investigated challenges of family planning uptake in Nigeria published in English between 2006 and 2020 were sought.

Nutritional status of school age children in Abakaliki metropolis, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Background: Malnutrition is a major public health problem with short and long-term adverse effects on children particularly in middle and low-income countries. Three out of every ten under-five children are said to be stunted and 19.4% underweight in Nigeria.

Determinants of antenatal care utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

Objectives: To identify the determinants of antenatal care (ANC) utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa.

Design: Systematic review.

Data Sources: Databases searched were PubMed, OVID, EMBASE, CINAHL and Web of Science.

A review of the incidence and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure in Nigeria: Implications for universal health coverage.

Background: In the Nigerian context, preconditions for financial catastrophe are operational as there is high out-of-pocket spending (OOPS) on health with low capacity to pay, presence of user fees, and poor prepayment insurance coverage. We reviewed the incidence and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) in Nigeria.

Methods: Databases including PubMed, OVID, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Web of Science were searched for primary research studies on the incidence and determinants of CHE in Nigeria published between 2003 and 2018.