Lorretta Ntoimo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4156267 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorretta Ntoimo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorretta |
| FAMILY NAME | Ntoimo |
| SIGNATURE | NTOIMO L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Federal University Oye Ekiti |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3218-5535 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Performance evaluation of Sars-CoV-2 rapid diagnostic tests in Nigeria
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged health systems globally. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is the gold standard for detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples. Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits for COVID-19 have been widely used in Nigeria. This has greatly improved test turnover rates and significantly decreased the high technical demands of RT-PCR. However, there is currently no nationally representative eva…
“When you provide abortion services, you are looked upon as a bad guy”
BACKGROUND: Abortion stigma as reported globally has been inadequately documented empirically in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country with a restrictive abortion law and a high rate of unsafe abortions. OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to investigate the ways in which abortion stigma is experienced by Nigerian health professionals and how such experiences influence health professionals' practice of safe abortion and post-abortion c…
Effects of multifaceted interventions to prevent and manage primary postpartum haemorrhage in referral hospitals
INTRODUCTION: Primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of Nigeria's high maternal mortality rate. This study investigated the effectiveness of a set of multifaceted interventions to manage and reduce PPH in selected secondary referral health facilities in Nigeria. METHODS: This is a quasi-experimental study using an interrupted time-series design to assess a set of multifaceted interventions that address factors identified by sta…
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 …
Family size preferences among women in a union in Nigeria and associated factors
Nigeria’s population is currently estimated at 216million and the country will be the third most populous in the world in 2050. A major driver of the high population growth is persistent high fertility. This study examined women’s fertility preferences, which was measured with ideal family size (IFS) and the associated factors. Data were obtained from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. The analysis consisted of a weighted sample of 1…
Who Owns a Child? Conflict of Culture and Human Right in the Dissolution of Customary Law Marriage in Nigeria
Using a descriptive design, this study examined the award of child custody in 15 cases of divorce between 2002 and 2016 in a customary court in Southwest Nigeria. Most of the cases were initiated by women on grounds of the negligence of children and wife and domestic violence. Despite this, the custody of children was awarded to the men in almost all cases. The findings of this study provide useful evidence to guide intervention and reform of cus…
Characteristics of men who engage in cross-generational sexual behaviour in Nigeria
Cross-generational sexual relationships are a major route of transmitting HIV and STI between older and younger generations. However, previous research has focused mainly on the young women in these relationships. This study examined the characteristics of men engaging in non-marital sexual relationships with girls aged 15–19 in Nigeria. The data were drawn from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, and the analysis was restricted to a …
Outcomes of a multifaceted intervention to improve maternal satisfaction with care in secondary hospitals in Nigeria
Background: Data in Nigeria suggests a high level of dissatisfaction among women attending maternity care in health facilities due to long wait times, disrespectful care, and poor attention by healthcare personnel.Objective: To examine the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention in improving self-reported indicators of maternal healthcare satisfaction by women who use referral facilities in two regions of Nigeria.Method: The design was quasi…
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…
Ecological correlates of multiple sexual partnerships among adolescents and young adults in urban Cape Town
Studies in South Africa have reported unsafe levels of risky sexual behvaiours among adolescents and young adults, with the country reporting the highest burden of HIV/AIDS globally, as well as a high rate of teenage pregnancy. While determinants of risky sexual behaviours have been investigated for factors occurring at the individual and household levels, not fully explored in the literature is the effect of community level factors. Furthermore,…
Women's perceptions of reasons for maternal deaths
We investigated perceptions of the causes of maternal mortality by women attending referral hospitals in Nigeria. Focus group discussions were conducted with various categories of women. Our results showed that women were aware of the medical causes of mortality, although a few listed divine reasons. Delays in reaching hospitals or after women arrive in hospitals featured prominently as lead causes mentioned by women. Listening to women as end-us…
Health effects of single motherhood on children in sub-Saharan Africa
Single motherhood is a risk factor for children's nutritional status and chances of survival before age 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa. To achieve improved reduction in children's exposure to stunting and under-5 mortality, there is the need for public health interventions targeted at single mother households in sub-Saharan Africa
Prevalence and Patterns of Marital Dissolution in Nigeria
There is little scholarly research on the prevalence and patterns of marital dissolution in Nigeria. This study utilised secondary data obtained from 2006 Nigeria population census to describe the prevalence and patterns of marital dissolution, indicated by divorce and separation, across regions, states, sex, and age groups. The crude rate of marital dissolution in Nigeria was 11 per 1000 population. Among ever married population, crude rate of m…
Patriarchy and Singlehood Among Women in Lagos, Nigeria
Singleness for women beyond the age considered conventional for marriage is regarded as a misnomer in Nigeria. Such women are pitied and blamed for their status. Often the blame is based on assumed personal character defect of the women. Nevertheless, empirical research by some sociologists and other women scholars has linked singlehood to demographic, economic, religious, and personal causative factors. Building on these past studies, this artic…
Recycling Poverty through Domestic Service and Adolescent Motherhood
Engagement in domestic service and adolescent motherhood are two life experiences that impinge on women's life chances and promote inter-generational transmission of poverty. This research examines the socio-economic contexts of domestic service and adolescent childbearing among women from Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria; the link between the two variables and their nexus with poverty. Empirical data for the study were drawn from two life histories an…
Patriarchy and Singlehood Among Women in Lagos, Nigeria
Singleness for women beyond the age considered conventional for marriage is regarded as a misnomer in Nigeria. Such women are pitied and blamed for their status. Often the blame is based on assumed personal character defect of the women. Nevertheless, empirical research by some sociologists and other women scholars has linked singlehood to demographic, economic, religious, and personal causative factors. Building on these past studies, this artic…
Family size preferences among women in a union in Nigeria and associated factors
Nigeria’s population is currently estimated at 216million and the country will be the third most populous in the world in 2050. A major driver of the high population growth is persistent high fertility. This study examined women’s fertility preferences, which was measured with ideal family size (IFS) and the associated factors. Data were obtained from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. The analysis consisted of a weighted sample of 1…
Prevalence and Patterns of Marital Dissolution in Nigeria
There is little scholarly research on the prevalence and patterns of marital dissolution in Nigeria. This study utilised secondary data obtained from 2006 Nigeria population census to describe the prevalence and patterns of marital dissolution, indicated by divorce and separation, across regions, states, sex, and age groups. The crude rate of marital dissolution in Nigeria was 11 per 1000 population. Among ever married population, crude rate of m…
Recycling Poverty through Domestic Service and Adolescent Motherhood
Engagement in domestic service and adolescent motherhood are two life experiences that impinge on women's life chances and promote inter-generational transmission of poverty. This research examines the socio-economic contexts of domestic service and adolescent childbearing among women from Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria; the link between the two variables and their nexus with poverty. Empirical data for the study were drawn from two life histories an…
Health effects of single motherhood on children in sub-Saharan Africa
Single motherhood is a risk factor for children's nutritional status and chances of survival before age 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa. To achieve improved reduction in children's exposure to stunting and under-5 mortality, there is the need for public health interventions targeted at single mother households in sub-Saharan Africa
Prevalence and Patterns of Marital Dissolution in Nigeria
There is little scholarly research on the prevalence and patterns of marital dissolution in Nigeria. This study utilised secondary data obtained from 2006 Nigeria population census to describe the prevalence and patterns of marital dissolution, indicated by divorce and separation, across regions, states, sex, and age groups. The crude rate of marital dissolution in Nigeria was 11 per 1000 population. Among ever married population, crude rate of m…
Patriarchy and Singlehood Among Women in Lagos, Nigeria
Singleness for women beyond the age considered conventional for marriage is regarded as a misnomer in Nigeria. Such women are pitied and blamed for their status. Often the blame is based on assumed personal character defect of the women. Nevertheless, empirical research by some sociologists and other women scholars has linked singlehood to demographic, economic, religious, and personal causative factors. Building on these past studies, this artic…
Ecological correlates of multiple sexual partnerships among adolescents and young adults in urban Cape Town
Studies in South Africa have reported unsafe levels of risky sexual behvaiours among adolescents and young adults, with the country reporting the highest burden of HIV/AIDS globally, as well as a high rate of teenage pregnancy. While determinants of risky sexual behaviours have been investigated for factors occurring at the individual and household levels, not fully explored in the literature is the effect of community level factors. Furthermore,…
Women's perceptions of reasons for maternal deaths
We investigated perceptions of the causes of maternal mortality by women attending referral hospitals in Nigeria. Focus group discussions were conducted with various categories of women. Our results showed that women were aware of the medical causes of mortality, although a few listed divine reasons. Delays in reaching hospitals or after women arrive in hospitals featured prominently as lead causes mentioned by women. Listening to women as end-us…
Characteristics of men who engage in cross-generational sexual behaviour in Nigeria
Cross-generational sexual relationships are a major route of transmitting HIV and STI between older and younger generations. However, previous research has focused mainly on the young women in these relationships. This study examined the characteristics of men engaging in non-marital sexual relationships with girls aged 15–19 in Nigeria. The data were drawn from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, and the analysis was restricted to a …
Outcomes of a multifaceted intervention to improve maternal satisfaction with care in secondary hospitals in Nigeria
Background: Data in Nigeria suggests a high level of dissatisfaction among women attending maternity care in health facilities due to long wait times, disrespectful care, and poor attention by healthcare personnel.Objective: To examine the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention in improving self-reported indicators of maternal healthcare satisfaction by women who use referral facilities in two regions of Nigeria.Method: The design was quasi…
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…
Who Owns a Child? Conflict of Culture and Human Right in the Dissolution of Customary Law Marriage in Nigeria
Using a descriptive design, this study examined the award of child custody in 15 cases of divorce between 2002 and 2016 in a customary court in Southwest Nigeria. Most of the cases were initiated by women on grounds of the negligence of children and wife and domestic violence. Despite this, the custody of children was awarded to the men in almost all cases. The findings of this study provide useful evidence to guide intervention and reform of cus…
Effects of multifaceted interventions to prevent and manage primary postpartum haemorrhage in referral hospitals
INTRODUCTION: Primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of Nigeria's high maternal mortality rate. This study investigated the effectiveness of a set of multifaceted interventions to manage and reduce PPH in selected secondary referral health facilities in Nigeria. METHODS: This is a quasi-experimental study using an interrupted time-series design to assess a set of multifaceted interventions that address factors identified by sta…
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 …
Family size preferences among women in a union in Nigeria and associated factors
Nigeria’s population is currently estimated at 216million and the country will be the third most populous in the world in 2050. A major driver of the high population growth is persistent high fertility. This study examined women’s fertility preferences, which was measured with ideal family size (IFS) and the associated factors. Data were obtained from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. The analysis consisted of a weighted sample of 1…
Performance evaluation of Sars-CoV-2 rapid diagnostic tests in Nigeria
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged health systems globally. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is the gold standard for detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples. Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits for COVID-19 have been widely used in Nigeria. This has greatly improved test turnover rates and significantly decreased the high technical demands of RT-PCR. However, there is currently no nationally representative eva…
“When you provide abortion services, you are looked upon as a bad guy”
BACKGROUND: Abortion stigma as reported globally has been inadequately documented empirically in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country with a restrictive abortion law and a high rate of unsafe abortions. OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to investigate the ways in which abortion stigma is experienced by Nigerian health professionals and how such experiences influence health professionals' practice of safe abortion and post-abortion c…
Medicine (12 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (8 works) · Population (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (4 works)