Rates and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people living with HIV in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.

Background: We investigated coronavirus disease 2109 (COVID-19) vaccine uptake and determinants among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among PLHIV attending antiretroviral therapy clinics in FCT, Nigeria. We utilized an interviewer-administered, semi-structured questionnaire to collect data on COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

On characterizing gender and locational composition of adult PLHIV in Nigeria: Implications for HIV programming.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a global public health menace, and studies have suggested variations across demographic characteristics. This study attempted to characterize the gender and locational variations in the spread and control of HIV among adult Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) to identify the clustering of PLHIV in Nigeria. We conducted an ecological analysis of data from the 2018 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) report.

Multilevel and subnational analysis of the predictors of maternity continuum of care completion in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey.

Understanding population discrepancy in maternity continuum of care (CoC) completion, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa is significant for interventional plan to achieve optimal pregnancy outcome and child survival. This study thus investigated the magnitudes, distribution, and drivers of maternity CoC completion in Nigeria. A secondary analysis of 19,474 reproductive age (15-49 years) women with at least a birth (level 1) in 1400 communities (level 2) across 37 states covered in the 2018 cross-sectional survey.

Correlates of non-institutional delivery to delayed initiation of breastfeeding in Nigeria: logit-decomposition and subnational analysis of population-based survey.

Background: Studies have connected newborn delivery settings and modality to optimal breastfeeding, but how it influences untimely initiation, mostly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa is unknown. Hence, the role of home delivery on delay initiation of breastfeeding (DIBF) in Nigeria was investigated to inform evidence-based strategy for improved breastfeeding practice.

Methodology: This is a secondary analysis of births (11,469 home and 7632 facility delivery) by 19,101 reproductive age women in the 2018 NDHS.

Effect of caesarian section delivery on breastfeeding initiation in Nigeria: logit-based decomposition and subnational analysis of cross-sectional survey.

Objectives: This study investigates caesarian section (CS) and vaginal delivery disparity, impact and contributions to timely initiation of breastfeeding (TIBF) to guide evidence-based strategy for improved breastfeeding practice.

Design And Settings: A cross-sectional (population-based) analysis of 19 101 non-missing breastfeeding data from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic Health Survey collected via a two-stage stratified-random sampling across the 37 states in the 6 geopolitical-zones of Nigeria.

Participants: Complete responses from reproductive-age women (15-49 years) who had at least a childbirth in the last 5 years prior to the 2018 survey.

Disparities and barriers of health facility delivery following optimal and suboptimal pregnancy care in Nigeria: evidence of home births from cross-sectional surveys.

Background: Despite uptake of antenatal care (ANC), 70% of global burden of maternal and child mortality is prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, due to persistent home delivery. Thus, this study investigated the disparity and barriers to health facility delivery and the predictors of home delivery following optimal and suboptimal uptake of ANC in Nigeria.

Methodology: A secondary analysis of 34882 data from 3 waves of cross-sectional surveys (2008-2018 NDHS).

Coverage-level and predictors of maternity continuum of care in Nigeria: implications for maternal, newborn and child health programming.

Background: Completing maternity continuum of care from pregnancy to postpartum is a core strategy to reduce the burden of maternal and neonatal mortality dominant in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria. Thus, we evaluated the level of completion, dropout and predictors of women uptake of optimal antenatal care (ANC) in pregnancy, continuation to use of skilled birth attendants (SBA) at childbirth and postnatal care (PNC) utilization at postpartum in Nigeria.

Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative 21,447 pregnancies that resulted to births within five years preceding the 2018 Nigerian Demographic Health Survey.

Multivariate decomposition of trends, inequalities and predictors of skilled birth attendants utilisation in Nigeria (1990-2018): a cross-sectional analysis of change drivers.

Objectives: Literature has assessed skilled birth attendants (SBAs) utilisation, but little is known about what contributes to the changes in SBA use. Multivariate decomposition analysis was thus applied in this study to examine; levels, trends, inequalities and drivers of changes in SBA utilisation.

Design And Setting: A cross-sectional analysis of five-waves of NDHS-data (1990, 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2018), collected through similar multistage sampling across the 36 states and the federal-capital-territory of Nigeria.