Friday E Okonofua
Biographic Data
| ID | 1260068 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Friday E Okonofua |
| GIVEN NAMES | Friday E |
| FAMILY NAME | Okonofua |
| SIGNATURE | OKONOFUA F E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Husband/partner involvement as a companion of choice during labor and childbirth in Nigeria
Having a husband/partner as a companion of choice (COC) throughout labor and delivery is an intervention for improving women’s birth experience and outcomes. Despite these advantages, experiences of husband/partner involvement as a COC in Nigeria remain poorly documented. We conducted a qualitative study to explore the experiences of men and women in a union who had recently experienced husbands/partners involvement as a COC during labor and chil…
Influence of women’s empowerment indices on the utilization of skilled maternity care
There is increasing evidence that women with the ability to exercise control over their sexual and reproductive lives have greater access to prompt prevention and treatment of maternal health disorders, resulting in a concomitant reduction in maternal morbidity and mortality. This study assessed the association between indices of women’s empowerment and utilization of skilled antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal maternity care in two rural Local …
Assessment of Interventions in Primary Health Care for Improved Maternal, New-born and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Primary health care (PHC) holds great potentials to improve maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) outcomes. However, there has been limited documentation of its effects on increasing universal access to maternal, newborn, and child health services in sub-Saharan Africa. Also, not adequately known are the most effective interventions to improve the delivery of PHC services in the region. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic…
Assessment of the Quality of Antenatal and Postnatal Care Services in Primary Health Centres in Rural Nigeria
Maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria is estimated to be 512 deaths per 100,000 live births. As with other low-income countries, a higher proportion of these deaths occur among women living in rural areas and in poor communities where access to maternal health care is limited by several barriers including quality of care in health facilities. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of antenatal and postnatal care in Primary Health Cen…
Private Medical Providers' Knowledge and Practices Concerning Medical Abortion in Nigeria
To investigate the knowledge and practices regarding medical abortion and postabortion care in northern Nigeria among private physicians—the principal providers of such services in the area—122 doctors operating separate clinics in five states—Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Niger, and Taraba—were interviewed by means of a structured questionnaire. The results showed that 22 percent of the doctors reported that they terminate unwanted pregnancies, whereas…
Perceptions of Policymakers in Nigeria Toward Unsafe Abortion and Maternal Mortality
Unsafe abortion
The Impact of Female Genital Cutting on First Delivery in Southwest Nigeria
To date, data linking obstetric morbidity to female genital cutting in populations with less severe types of cutting have been limited to case reports and speculation. In this cross‐sectional study, 1,107 women at three hospitals in Edo State, Nigeria, reported on their first‐delivery experiences. Fifty‐six percent of the sample had undergone genital cutting. Although univariate analyses suggest that genital cutting is associated with delivery co…
Assessing the Prevalence and Determinants of Unwanted Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Nigeria
This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in the Jos and Ife local government areas of Nigeria. A total of 1,516 randomly selected women aged 15–45 responded to a pretested structured questionnaire designed to elicit information concerning previous unwanted pregnancies and induced abortions in a value‐free manner. Nearly 20 percent of the women reported having…
Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in rural Nigeria
Maternal Mortality in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
The objective of this study was to determine which background factors predispose women to maternal mortality at the Obafemi Awolowo University Hospital in Nigeria. The study examined 35 cases of maternal death occurring in the hospital during the period 1 October 1989 to 30 April 1991. The control group comprised 35 women who were admitted to the hospital with similar complications during the same period, but who survived. Both cases and controls…
Assessing the Prevalence and Determinants of Unwanted Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Nigeria
This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in the Jos and Ife local government areas of Nigeria. A total of 1,516 randomly selected women aged 15–45 responded to a pretested structured questionnaire designed to elicit information concerning previous unwanted pregnancies and induced abortions in a value‐free manner. Nearly 20 percent of the women reported having…
Maternal Mortality in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
The objective of this study was to determine which background factors predispose women to maternal mortality at the Obafemi Awolowo University Hospital in Nigeria. The study examined 35 cases of maternal death occurring in the hospital during the period 1 October 1989 to 30 April 1991. The control group comprised 35 women who were admitted to the hospital with similar complications during the same period, but who survived. Both cases and controls…
Private Medical Providers' Knowledge and Practices Concerning Medical Abortion in Nigeria
To investigate the knowledge and practices regarding medical abortion and postabortion care in northern Nigeria among private physicians—the principal providers of such services in the area—122 doctors operating separate clinics in five states—Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Niger, and Taraba—were interviewed by means of a structured questionnaire. The results showed that 22 percent of the doctors reported that they terminate unwanted pregnancies, whereas…
Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in rural Nigeria
Maternal Mortality in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
The objective of this study was to determine which background factors predispose women to maternal mortality at the Obafemi Awolowo University Hospital in Nigeria. The study examined 35 cases of maternal death occurring in the hospital during the period 1 October 1989 to 30 April 1991. The control group comprised 35 women who were admitted to the hospital with similar complications during the same period, but who survived. Both cases and controls…
Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in rural Nigeria
Assessing the Prevalence and Determinants of Unwanted Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Nigeria
This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in the Jos and Ife local government areas of Nigeria. A total of 1,516 randomly selected women aged 15–45 responded to a pretested structured questionnaire designed to elicit information concerning previous unwanted pregnancies and induced abortions in a value‐free manner. Nearly 20 percent of the women reported having…
The Impact of Female Genital Cutting on First Delivery in Southwest Nigeria
To date, data linking obstetric morbidity to female genital cutting in populations with less severe types of cutting have been limited to case reports and speculation. In this cross‐sectional study, 1,107 women at three hospitals in Edo State, Nigeria, reported on their first‐delivery experiences. Fifty‐six percent of the sample had undergone genital cutting. Although univariate analyses suggest that genital cutting is associated with delivery co…
Unsafe abortion
Perceptions of Policymakers in Nigeria Toward Unsafe Abortion and Maternal Mortality
Private Medical Providers' Knowledge and Practices Concerning Medical Abortion in Nigeria
To investigate the knowledge and practices regarding medical abortion and postabortion care in northern Nigeria among private physicians—the principal providers of such services in the area—122 doctors operating separate clinics in five states—Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Niger, and Taraba—were interviewed by means of a structured questionnaire. The results showed that 22 percent of the doctors reported that they terminate unwanted pregnancies, whereas…
Assessment of the Quality of Antenatal and Postnatal Care Services in Primary Health Centres in Rural Nigeria
Maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria is estimated to be 512 deaths per 100,000 live births. As with other low-income countries, a higher proportion of these deaths occur among women living in rural areas and in poor communities where access to maternal health care is limited by several barriers including quality of care in health facilities. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of antenatal and postnatal care in Primary Health Cen…
Influence of women’s empowerment indices on the utilization of skilled maternity care
There is increasing evidence that women with the ability to exercise control over their sexual and reproductive lives have greater access to prompt prevention and treatment of maternal health disorders, resulting in a concomitant reduction in maternal morbidity and mortality. This study assessed the association between indices of women’s empowerment and utilization of skilled antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal maternity care in two rural Local …
Assessment of Interventions in Primary Health Care for Improved Maternal, New-born and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Primary health care (PHC) holds great potentials to improve maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) outcomes. However, there has been limited documentation of its effects on increasing universal access to maternal, newborn, and child health services in sub-Saharan Africa. Also, not adequately known are the most effective interventions to improve the delivery of PHC services in the region. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic…
Husband/partner involvement as a companion of choice during labor and childbirth in Nigeria
Having a husband/partner as a companion of choice (COC) throughout labor and delivery is an intervention for improving women’s birth experience and outcomes. Despite these advantages, experiences of husband/partner involvement as a COC in Nigeria remain poorly documented. We conducted a qualitative study to explore the experiences of men and women in a union who had recently experienced husbands/partners involvement as a COC during labor and chil…
Global Maternal and Child Health (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Pregnancy (6 works) · Family planning (5 works) · Obstetrics (5 works) · Abortion (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works)