Akudo Ikpeazu

Datos Biográficos

ID7759416
NOMBREAkudo Ikpeazu
NOMBRESAkudo
APELLIDOIkpeazu
FIRMAIKPEAZU A
AFILIACIONESFederal Ministry of Health
ORCID0000-0002-0654-2201
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2022
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Pediatric and adolescent HIV viral load coverage and suppression rates in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic in 12 Pepfar-supported sub-Saharan African countries in 2019 and 2020

    Open AccessDeborah Carpenter, John P Bowman et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The early period of the COVID-19 pandemic limited access to HIV services for children and adolescents living with HIV (C/ALHIV). To determine progress in providing care and treatment services, we describe viral load coverage (VLC) and suppression (VLS) (

  • Implementation of the advanced HIV disease package of care using a public health approach

    Open AccessWilliams Eigege, Oche Agbaji et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    Implementation of the AHD package of care in Nigeria has improved the diagnosis of TB and CM, and will potentially enhance the quality of care for PLHIV if sustained. Findings from this implementation were used to guide national scale-up

  • Rapid implementation mapping to identify implementation determinants and strategies for cervical cancer control in Nigeria

    Open AccessIjeoma Uchenna Itanyi, Clare Viglione et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background: Cervical cancer constitutes a huge burden among women in Nigeria, particularly HIV-infected women. However, the provision and uptake of cervical cancer screening and treatment is limited in Nigeria. Understanding implementation determinants is essential for the effective translation of such evidence-based interventions into practice, particularly in low-resource settings. COVID-19 pandemic necessitated online collaboration making impl…

  • An analysis of the uptake of anti-retroviral treatment among pregnant women in Nigeria from 2015 to 2020

    Open AccessAkudo Ikpeazu, Samuel Anya et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The percentage of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive pregnant women that receive anti-retroviral treatment in Nigeria is low and has been declining. Consequently, 14% of all new infections among children in 2020 occurred in Nigeria. A detailed analysis of available data was undertaken to generate evidence to inform remedial actions. Data from routine service delivery, national surveys and models were analyzed for the six-year period from…

  • Addressing the unmet mental health needs of people living with HIV

    Johnbosco Chika Chukwuorji, Nwamaka Alexandra Ezeonu et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2023

    Some mental health interventions have addressed mental health among people living with HIV (PLWH) using a variety of approaches, but little is known about the details of such interventions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region that bears the largest burden of HIV in the world. The present study describes mental health interventions for PLWH in SSA regardless of the date and language of publication. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Syst…

  • Stakeholders’ perception of a total market approach to HIV self-testing (HIVST) for the private sector in Nigeria

    Open AccessDennis Aizobu, Omokhudu Idogho et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    To address challenges which already exist, the government need to revise the process guidelines for introducing new HIVST products in the Nigerian market, developing contingency plans to ensure the supply of HIVST remains sufficient when experiencing economic shocks, and create a sustainable roadmap toward optimizing the market for HIVST kits

  • Building a national framework for multicentre research and clinical trials

    Open AccessJohn O Olawepo, Echezona E Ezeanolue et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    There is limited capacity and infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa to conduct clinical trials for the identification of efficient and effective new prevention, diagnostic and treatment modalities to address the disproportionate burden of disease. This paper reports on the process to establish locally driven infrastructure for multicentre research and trials in Nigeria known as the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance Model Innovation and Resea…

  • Evaluation of the Nigeria national HIV rapid testing algorithm

    Open AccessNnaemeka C Iriemenam, Augustine Mpamugo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) diagnosis remains the gateway to HIV care and treatment. However, due to changes in HIV prevalence and testing coverage across different geopolitical zones, it is crucial to evaluate the national HIV testing algorithm as false positivity due to low prevalence could be detrimental to both the client and the service delivery. Therefore, we evaluated the performance of the national HIV rapid testing algorithm using…