Nkoli Ezumah
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1728322 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Nkoli Ezumah |
| NOMBRES | Nkoli |
| APELLIDO | Ezumah |
| FIRMA | EZUMAH N |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Nigeria |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1995 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
From policy to practice
BACKGROUND: Young people in Nigeria face significant barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, resulting in unmet needs. This study explores the perspectives of young people and SRH service providers on the delivery of these services to young people at primary health centres (PHCs) in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria. METHODS: A qualitative research approach was used, involving 20 in-depth interviews with SRH service pro…
What I’m Trying to Say Is That Some Nurses Are Good While Some Are Not Good
Intersectionality analysis of young people’s experiences and perceptions of discrimination in primary health centers in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria
There are varieties of intersecting factors that contribute to the discrimination of young clients in PHCs. This underscores the urgent need to prioritize intersectional perspectives in the design and implementation of interventions that will improve access and use of SRH services by young people
Gender norms and ideologies about adolescent sexuality
Adolescents' beliefs about sexuality underline the need to contextualize interventions to address these norms and ideologies
Role of trust in sustaining provision and uptake of maternal and child healthcare
Despite increasing attention to implementation research in global health, evidence from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) using realist evaluations, in understanding how complex health programmes work remains limited. This paper contributes to bridging this knowledge gap by reporting how, why and in what circumstances, the implementation and subsequent termination of a maternal and child health programme affected the trust of service users…
Challenges to vital registration in Nigeria
The objective of this study was to investigate and reveal the socio-demographic factors affecting civil registration in Nigeria. The study employed the cross-sectional survey design. Instruments were administered to 600 participants sampled through a systematic random technique. SPSS (version 22) was used to analyze the data. Local importance attached to civil registration was different towards birth, death and marriage respectively. The multivar…
Characteristics and Effects of Multiple and Mixed Funding Flows to Public Healthcare Facilities on Financing Outcomes
Most public hospitals in Nigeria are financed by funding flows from different health financing mechanisms, which could trigger different provider behaviours that can affect the health system goals of efficiency, equity and quality of care. The study examined how healthcare providers respond to multiple funding flows (MFF) and the implications of such flows for achieving equity, efficiency and quality. A qualitative study of healthcare providers a…
Which mechanisms explain the motivation of primary health workers? Insights from the realist evaluation of a maternal and child health programme in Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Well-trained, adequately skilled and motivated primary healthcare (PHC) workers are essential for attaining universal health coverage (UHC). While there is abundant literature on the drivers of workforce motivation, published knowledge on the mechanisms of motivation within different contexts is limited, particularly in resource-limited countries. This paper contributes to health workforce literature by reporting on how motivation w…
Exploring factors constraining utilization of contraceptive services among adolescents in Southeast Nigeria
Utilization of contraception is constrained by an interplay of factors acting at various levels. Addressing these barriers could contribute to improved access to contraceptive services for adolescents, as well as reduction in unwanted teenage pregnancy
Exploring issues in caregivers and parent communication of sexual and reproductive health matters with adolescents in Ebonyi state, Nigeria
Communication between parents and adolescents on sexual health and reproductive-related matters rarely occurs. However, when it does, it mostly consists of strict warnings that may not protect adolescents from making unhealthy sexual and reproductive health choices. Interventions to improve parent-adolescent communication of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) should aim at improving parents' capacity to communicate sexual and reproductive healt…
Tracing theories in realist evaluations of large-scale health programmes in low- and middle-income countries
Realist evaluations (RE) are increasingly popular in assessing health programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This article reflects on processes of gleaning, developing, testing, consolidating and refining two programme theories (PTs) from a longitudinal mixed-methods RE of a national maternal and child health programme in Nigeria. The two PTs, facility security and patient–provider trust, represent complex and diverse issues: tru…
Do beneficiaries’ views matter in healthcare purchasing decisions? Experiences from the Nigerian tax-funded health system and the formal sector social health insurance program of the National Health I…
Responsiveness and accountability to beneficiaries are undervalued by purchasers in both financing mechanisms. In the tax-funded system, civil society organisations can facilitate engagement and accountability of purchasers and the people. In FSSHIP, NHIS needs to provide stronger stewardship of HMOs to promote effective engagement with members. Furthermore, the NHIS should introduce mechanisms that allow FSSHIP members to choose their own HMO, w…
Political economy of decentralising HIV and Aids treatment services to primary healthcare facilities in three Nigerian states
Decentralisation is defined as the dispersion, distribution or transfer of resources, functions and decision-making power from a central authority to regional and local authorities. It is usually accompanied by assignment of accountability and responsibility for results. Fundamental to understanding decentralisation is learning what motivates central governments to give up power and resources to local governments, and the practical significance o…
Enhancing the role of women in crop production
Enhancing the role of women in crop production
Role of trust in sustaining provision and uptake of maternal and child healthcare
Despite increasing attention to implementation research in global health, evidence from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) using realist evaluations, in understanding how complex health programmes work remains limited. This paper contributes to bridging this knowledge gap by reporting how, why and in what circumstances, the implementation and subsequent termination of a maternal and child health programme affected the trust of service users…
Gender norms and ideologies about adolescent sexuality
Adolescents' beliefs about sexuality underline the need to contextualize interventions to address these norms and ideologies
Tracing theories in realist evaluations of large-scale health programmes in low- and middle-income countries
Realist evaluations (RE) are increasingly popular in assessing health programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This article reflects on processes of gleaning, developing, testing, consolidating and refining two programme theories (PTs) from a longitudinal mixed-methods RE of a national maternal and child health programme in Nigeria. The two PTs, facility security and patient–provider trust, represent complex and diverse issues: tru…
Enhancing the role of women in crop production
Political economy of decentralising HIV and Aids treatment services to primary healthcare facilities in three Nigerian states
Decentralisation is defined as the dispersion, distribution or transfer of resources, functions and decision-making power from a central authority to regional and local authorities. It is usually accompanied by assignment of accountability and responsibility for results. Fundamental to understanding decentralisation is learning what motivates central governments to give up power and resources to local governments, and the practical significance o…
Do beneficiaries’ views matter in healthcare purchasing decisions? Experiences from the Nigerian tax-funded health system and the formal sector social health insurance program of the National Health I…
Responsiveness and accountability to beneficiaries are undervalued by purchasers in both financing mechanisms. In the tax-funded system, civil society organisations can facilitate engagement and accountability of purchasers and the people. In FSSHIP, NHIS needs to provide stronger stewardship of HMOs to promote effective engagement with members. Furthermore, the NHIS should introduce mechanisms that allow FSSHIP members to choose their own HMO, w…
Characteristics and Effects of Multiple and Mixed Funding Flows to Public Healthcare Facilities on Financing Outcomes
Most public hospitals in Nigeria are financed by funding flows from different health financing mechanisms, which could trigger different provider behaviours that can affect the health system goals of efficiency, equity and quality of care. The study examined how healthcare providers respond to multiple funding flows (MFF) and the implications of such flows for achieving equity, efficiency and quality. A qualitative study of healthcare providers a…
Which mechanisms explain the motivation of primary health workers? Insights from the realist evaluation of a maternal and child health programme in Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Well-trained, adequately skilled and motivated primary healthcare (PHC) workers are essential for attaining universal health coverage (UHC). While there is abundant literature on the drivers of workforce motivation, published knowledge on the mechanisms of motivation within different contexts is limited, particularly in resource-limited countries. This paper contributes to health workforce literature by reporting on how motivation w…
Exploring factors constraining utilization of contraceptive services among adolescents in Southeast Nigeria
Utilization of contraception is constrained by an interplay of factors acting at various levels. Addressing these barriers could contribute to improved access to contraceptive services for adolescents, as well as reduction in unwanted teenage pregnancy
Exploring issues in caregivers and parent communication of sexual and reproductive health matters with adolescents in Ebonyi state, Nigeria
Communication between parents and adolescents on sexual health and reproductive-related matters rarely occurs. However, when it does, it mostly consists of strict warnings that may not protect adolescents from making unhealthy sexual and reproductive health choices. Interventions to improve parent-adolescent communication of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) should aim at improving parents' capacity to communicate sexual and reproductive healt…
Tracing theories in realist evaluations of large-scale health programmes in low- and middle-income countries
Realist evaluations (RE) are increasingly popular in assessing health programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This article reflects on processes of gleaning, developing, testing, consolidating and refining two programme theories (PTs) from a longitudinal mixed-methods RE of a national maternal and child health programme in Nigeria. The two PTs, facility security and patient–provider trust, represent complex and diverse issues: tru…
Challenges to vital registration in Nigeria
The objective of this study was to investigate and reveal the socio-demographic factors affecting civil registration in Nigeria. The study employed the cross-sectional survey design. Instruments were administered to 600 participants sampled through a systematic random technique. SPSS (version 22) was used to analyze the data. Local importance attached to civil registration was different towards birth, death and marriage respectively. The multivar…
Gender norms and ideologies about adolescent sexuality
Adolescents' beliefs about sexuality underline the need to contextualize interventions to address these norms and ideologies
Role of trust in sustaining provision and uptake of maternal and child healthcare
Despite increasing attention to implementation research in global health, evidence from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) using realist evaluations, in understanding how complex health programmes work remains limited. This paper contributes to bridging this knowledge gap by reporting how, why and in what circumstances, the implementation and subsequent termination of a maternal and child health programme affected the trust of service users…
Intersectionality analysis of young people’s experiences and perceptions of discrimination in primary health centers in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria
There are varieties of intersecting factors that contribute to the discrimination of young clients in PHCs. This underscores the urgent need to prioritize intersectional perspectives in the design and implementation of interventions that will improve access and use of SRH services by young people
What I’m Trying to Say Is That Some Nurses Are Good While Some Are Not Good
From policy to practice
BACKGROUND: Young people in Nigeria face significant barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, resulting in unmet needs. This study explores the perspectives of young people and SRH service providers on the delivery of these services to young people at primary health centres (PHCs) in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria. METHODS: A qualitative research approach was used, involving 20 in-depth interviews with SRH service pro…
Global Maternal and Child Health (9 obras) · Medicine (8 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 obras) · Business (7 obras) · Economic growth (7 obras) · Economics (7 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Sociology (7 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Focus group (6 obras)