Patient Satisfaction with Quality of Care in NHIS Clinic in a Federal Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Nigeria.

Background: The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) now named National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) was launched to achieve easy access to affordable quality healthcare for all Nigerians. This study aimed at evaluating patients' satisfaction with the services accessed at the NHIS clinic in a tertiary teaching hospital in Southwest, Nigeria.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study carried out at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria included all adult patients (> 18 years) who have been enrolled in the scheme for at least one year and have accessed healthcare at the clinic within three months preceding the study.

Pattern of Medication Adherence, Spirituality and Viral Load amongst Adult Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Southwest Nigeria.

Introduction: Previous studies have been conducted on medication adherence in Southwest Nigeria, but none of these has reported the relationship between highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) adherence, spirituality and viral load (VL) amongst people living with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS, especially in rural settings of Southwestern Nigeria. This study assessed the pattern of medication adherence, spirituality and VL and ascertained the association of socio-demographics and spirituality on medication adherence amongst patients on HAART in rural Southwestern Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study involving 321 consented patients on HAART who were recruited by systematic sampling technique at the adult HIV clinic.

Health Promotion Practices among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics at a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria.

A cross-sectional study conducted in a semi-urban tertiary healthcare hospital in South western Nigeria to assess health promotion practices and associated sociodemographic factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics. A total of 220 pregnant women were studied. Results showed that 95.

Correction: Nutritional status of primary school children and their caregiver's knowledge on malnutrition in rural and urban communities of Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria.

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Factors associated with willingness to use mHealth interventions for medication adherence among people living with HIV attending a tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa.

Introduction: There is increasing evidence in favor of enhancing adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) through mobile health (mHealth) assessment and intervention. The study aims to establish the willingness to adopt mobile phone technology to enhance adherence to ART among PLHIV.

Methods: The Researchers adopted a cross-sectional survey.

Coping with the economic burden of non-communicable diseases among hypertensive and diabetic patients in private and public health facilities in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.

Objective: To assess and compare how private and public health facilities patients cope with the economic burden of non-communicable diseases.

Design: Comparative cross-sectional study.

Setting: Thirty-nine private and eleven public health facilities in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.

Comparative assessment of birth preparedness and complication readiness among couples in rural and urban communities of Ekiti State, Southwestern Nigeria.

Objectives: To assess and compare the level of Birth Preparedness and Complications Readiness (BPCR) and determine the predicting effect of socio-demographic factors on it among couples in rural and urban communities of Ekiti State.

Design: A community-based comparative cross-sectional study.

Setting: The study was conducted in twelve rural and twelve urban communities in Ekiti State.

Nutritional status of primary school children and their caregiver's knowledge on malnutrition in rural and urban communities of Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria.

Background: Nutritional imbalance is an underlying cause of 2.6million death annually and a third of child's death globally. This study assessed and compared the nutritional status of primary school children and their caregiver's knowledge on malnutrition in rural and urban communities of Ekiti State.

Effect of integrated supportive supervision on availability of resources for health care service delivery and uptake of services in Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria, evidence from the Saving One Million Lives program for result supported facilities.

Introduction: a world bank performance-based financing program. The Saving One Million Lives program for results supported integrated supportive supervision (ISS) in selected primary health facilities (PHF) in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study assessed the impact of ISS on health service outputs and outcomes such as infrastructure, basic equipment, human resources for health (HRH), essential drugs, number of children receiving immunization, number of mothers who gave birth in the facility, number of new and continuing users of modern family planning and the number of pregnant women screened for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).

Community perceptions, beliefs and factors determining family planning uptake among men and women in Ekiti State, Nigeria: finding from a descriptive exploratory study.

Objectives: To examine family planning through the community's perception, belief system and cultural impact; in addition to identifying the determining factors for family planning uptake.

Design: A descriptive exploratory study.

Setting: Three communities were selected from three local government areas, each in the three senatorial districts in Ekiti State.

Attitude and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding practice among mothers attending under-five welfare clinics in a rural community in Southwestern Nigeria.

Background: Much previous research on exclusive breastfeeding has focused on urban and semi-urban communities, while there is still a paucity of data from rural areas. We assessed the attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding and its predictors among mothers attending the under-five welfare clinics in a rural community.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among consecutively recruited 217 mothers attending the three health facilities under-five welfare clinics in Ido-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria.

Short-term COVID-19 vaccine adverse effects among adults in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Background: The safety of the COVID-19 vaccines has been a topic of concern globally. This issue of safety is associated with vaccine hesitancy due to concerns about the adverse effects of the vaccines. Consequently, this study determined the short-term safety profile of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Trends and Determinants of Non-Utilization of Modern Contraception in Ekiti State, Nigeria: A Ten-Year Review.

Background: An increase in correct usage of modern contraception is vital in reducing the maternal mortality ratio and Under-5 mortality, leading towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3. Our study examined the trends and factors affecting non-utilization of modern contraceptives over a 10-year period in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Methodology: This study used data from three consecutive National Demographic Health Surveys (NDHS) - 2008, 2013, and 2018 - with a weighted sample size of 1,357 women of reproductive age (15-49 years).

Assessing the Correlation Between Patient-Specific Characteristics and Braden Pressure Injury Risk Score at a Suburban Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria.

Background and objective Pressure injury (PI) is a frequent complication of hospital admissions, and it increases healthcare costs, morbidity, and mortality. This study aimed to use the Braden scale to assess the PI risk among hospitalized patients without PI and determine its association with patient-specific factors. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at a suburban tertiary hospital involving a total of 211 hospitalized patients recruited during the study period (October 2022).

Cost of illness of non-communicable diseases in private and public health facilities in Nigeria: a qualitative and quantitative approach.

Introduction: the cost of illness (COI) of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has detrimental effects on healthcare outcomes in addition to the serious economic impact on patients and their families. This study estimated and compared the COI of NCDs and its predictors in private and public health facilities (HF) in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.

Methods: the study was carried out in selected HF (39 private; 11 public) using a comparative cross-sectional design with a mixed method of data collection.

Comparative assessment of health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients attending state and federal government teaching hospitals in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Background: Hypertension is a serious health problem and it is one of the diseases that impair health-related quality of life. The central tenet of care should be to improve health-related quality of life and overall well-being and not just be limited to improving clinical outcomes. This study assesses and compares health-related quality of life and its predictors among hypertensive patients in two government hospitals in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

The Nigeria national health insurance authority act and its implications towards achieving universal health coverage.

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) faced several inherent and systemic drawbacks towards achieving universal health coverage for all Nigerians, and this has led to the signing of the new National Health Insurance Authority Act (NHIA), 2022. This article highlights the benefits of NHIA, discusses the possible challenges and the way forward in its implementation. A narrative review of past literature searched in PubMed, MEDLINE, African Journal Online, and Goggle was conducted.

Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Impoverishment from Non-Communicable Diseases: A comparison of Private and Public Health Facilities in Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria.

Background: Catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment are the outcomes of poor financing mechanisms. Little is known about the prevalence and predictors of these outcomes among non-communicable disease patients in private and public health facilities.

Methods: A health facility-based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 360 patients with non-communicable diseases (180 per group) selected through multistage sampling.

Sexual Debut, Sexual Education, Abortion, Awareness and Prevalence of Contraceptive Among Female Undergraduates Students in Public and Private Universities in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Introduction Of the 182 million annual pregnancies in developing countries, 76 million are unintended and 66% of these are among non-users of contraception. Unintended pregnancy is a risk factor for abortion, disruption of education, future unemployment, and poor socio-economic status. This study aimed to determine the age of sexual debut, sexual education, abortion, awareness, and prevalence of contraceptives among female undergraduate students in public and private universities in Ekiti State.

Assessment of the Quality of COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Testing in the Testing Sites of Ekiti State, Nigeria: A Quality Improvement Cross-Sectional Study.

Background Antigen rapid diagnostic testing (Ag-RDT) for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an important testing technique used for the control and containment of COVID-19. This study aims to assess the quality of COVID-19 Ag-RDT in the testing sites in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Methods A validated World Health Organization (WHO) questionnaire was used to collect data from 138 testing sites located in 138 health facilities in Ekiti State.

Relationship between ultrasound-measured spleen, liver and anthropometry of children living in a rural community in southwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Ultrasonography is noninvasive, relatively inexpensive and useful for resource-poor settings. US spleen and liver sizes have been observed to differ among populations, so there is a need for reference values for different geographic populations.

Objective: To describe the sizes of the spleen and liver of children living in a rural community in southwest Nigeria and assess the relationship between these measurements and the children's anthropometry.