Uchenna Ezenwaka
Biographic Data
| ID | 1728324 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Uchenna Ezenwaka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Uchenna |
| FAMILY NAME | Ezenwaka |
| SIGNATURE | EZENWAKA U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nigeria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6792-2814 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Designing context-specific implementation strategies to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene in urban low-income settlements in Nigeria
Background: Urban low-income settlements in Nigeria face significant challenges in accessing Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services, exacerbating health disparities and poverty. Collaborating to design effective and sustainable solutions is crucial for improving WASH outcomes. This study aims to present the process and outcomes of co-designing context-specific implementation strategies of WASH interventions in urban low-income settlements…
Evaluating the outcomes of a school-based intervention on water, sanitation, and hygiene practices in urban slums of Nigeria
Schools play a vital role in promoting healthy behaviours through water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs, thereby shaping the minds and habits of young people. Urban slums face significant WASH challenges, exacerbating health risks among school children. School-based interventions -WASH in School (WinS) can improve health, promote good hygiene practices, and create a safe learning environment. This study evaluated the effectiveness and su…
Who benefits from the donor-supported malaria programme in Enugu State, Nigeria? A benefit incidence analysis
Nigeria bears the highest global burden of malaria, accounting for 25% of cases and 19% of deaths worldwide. Development partners provide substantial support for malaria prevention and treatment in Nigeria. This study examines the financial burden of malaria on households and the benefit incidence of donor-supported bed net services in Enugu State, Nigeria. We conducted an interview-administered household survey in urban, semi-urban and rural reg…
Leveraging Innovative Financing Strategy to Increase Coverage and Resources Among Informal Sector for Social Health Insurance Within the Nigerian Context of Devolution
Background: Enrollment in sub-national social health insurance schemes (SSHIS) can be challenging in developing countries like Nigeria, particularly among people in the informal sector. This could be due to a lack of knowledge on its mode of operation and benefits, distrust in government, inimical religious and traditional beliefs, as well as constraining economic factors. A complementary and innovative financing strategy such as the philanthropi…
Influence of sub-national social health insurance scheme on enrollees’ health seeking behaviour in Anambra state, Nigeria
Health insurance has been established as an effective strategy for improving appropriate HSB. Hence, increasing coverage of health insurance among the uninsured is crucial in improving access to quality and affordable health care towards achieving UHC, particularly in developing countries
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…
Influence of Conditional Cash Transfers on the Uptake of Maternal and Child Health Services in Nigeria
Background: Increasing access to maternal and child health (MCH) services is crucial to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) among pregnant women and children under-five (CU5). The Nigerian government between 2012 and 2015 implemented an innovative MCH programme to reduce maternal and CU5 mortality by reducing financial barriers of access to essential health services. The study explores how the implementation of a financial incentive through…
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
Building the capacity of users and producers of evidence in health policy and systems research for better control of endemic diseases in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: There is a current need to build the capacity of Health Policy and Systems Research + Analysis (HPSR+A) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) as this enhances the processes of decision-making at all levels of the health system. This paper provides information on the HPSR+A knowledge and practice among producers and users of evidence in priority setting for HPSR+A regarding control of endemic diseases in two states in Nigeria. It …
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
Building the capacity of users and producers of evidence in health policy and systems research for better control of endemic diseases in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: There is a current need to build the capacity of Health Policy and Systems Research + Analysis (HPSR+A) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) as this enhances the processes of decision-making at all levels of the health system. This paper provides information on the HPSR+A knowledge and practice among producers and users of evidence in priority setting for HPSR+A regarding control of endemic diseases in two states in Nigeria. It …
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
Influence of Conditional Cash Transfers on the Uptake of Maternal and Child Health Services in Nigeria
Background: Increasing access to maternal and child health (MCH) services is crucial to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) among pregnant women and children under-five (CU5). The Nigerian government between 2012 and 2015 implemented an innovative MCH programme to reduce maternal and CU5 mortality by reducing financial barriers of access to essential health services. The study explores how the implementation of a financial incentive through…
Leveraging Innovative Financing Strategy to Increase Coverage and Resources Among Informal Sector for Social Health Insurance Within the Nigerian Context of Devolution
Background: Enrollment in sub-national social health insurance schemes (SSHIS) can be challenging in developing countries like Nigeria, particularly among people in the informal sector. This could be due to a lack of knowledge on its mode of operation and benefits, distrust in government, inimical religious and traditional beliefs, as well as constraining economic factors. A complementary and innovative financing strategy such as the philanthropi…
Influence of sub-national social health insurance scheme on enrollees’ health seeking behaviour in Anambra state, Nigeria
Health insurance has been established as an effective strategy for improving appropriate HSB. Hence, increasing coverage of health insurance among the uninsured is crucial in improving access to quality and affordable health care towards achieving UHC, particularly in developing countries
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…
Who benefits from the donor-supported malaria programme in Enugu State, Nigeria? A benefit incidence analysis
Nigeria bears the highest global burden of malaria, accounting for 25% of cases and 19% of deaths worldwide. Development partners provide substantial support for malaria prevention and treatment in Nigeria. This study examines the financial burden of malaria on households and the benefit incidence of donor-supported bed net services in Enugu State, Nigeria. We conducted an interview-administered household survey in urban, semi-urban and rural reg…
Designing context-specific implementation strategies to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene in urban low-income settlements in Nigeria
Background: Urban low-income settlements in Nigeria face significant challenges in accessing Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services, exacerbating health disparities and poverty. Collaborating to design effective and sustainable solutions is crucial for improving WASH outcomes. This study aims to present the process and outcomes of co-designing context-specific implementation strategies of WASH interventions in urban low-income settlements…
Evaluating the outcomes of a school-based intervention on water, sanitation, and hygiene practices in urban slums of Nigeria
Schools play a vital role in promoting healthy behaviours through water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs, thereby shaping the minds and habits of young people. Urban slums face significant WASH challenges, exacerbating health risks among school children. School-based interventions -WASH in School (WinS) can improve health, promote good hygiene practices, and create a safe learning environment. This study evaluated the effectiveness and su…
Medicine (8 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Focus group (4 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (4 works)