Obinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife

Datos Biográficos

ID7699667
NOMBREObinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife
NOMBRESObinna Ikechukwu
APELLIDOEkwunife
FIRMAEKWUNIFE O I
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Nigeria
ORCID0000-0003-0879-3861
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2010
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H1

  • Provider costs of professional Covid-19 rapid antigen testing in low-income settings

    Open AccessCollin Mangenah, Lucky G Ngwira et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    World Health Organization recommends antigen rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) as point of care tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in suspected outbreaks when polymerase-chain-reaction testing is not accessible; to trace the extent of outbreaks; and in areas with widespread community transmission. Annual economic costs were estimated for professional SARS-CoV-2 testing as part of several COVID-19 testing use cases i…

  • Expanding HIV Prevention

    Open AccessTheodora C Omenoba, Ugochi Eyong et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    HIV remains a significant public health challenge in Nigeria. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) effectively prevents HIV, but uptake is hindered by stigma, limited clinic access, and provider shortages. Community pharmacies could expand access, but their role in PrEP delivery remains underexplored. We assessed Nigerian community pharmacists' willingness and support needs for delivering pharmacy-delivered oral PrEP, examined association between soci…

  • Measuring the performance of computer vision artificial intelligence to interpret images of HIV self-testing results

    Open AccessStephanie Roche, Obinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction: HIV self-testing (HIVST) is highly sensitive and specific, addresses known barriers to HIV testing (such as stigma), and is recommended by the World Health Organization as a testing option for the delivery of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Nevertheless, HIVST remains underutilized as a diagnostic tool in community-based, differentiated HIV service delivery models, possibly due to concerns about result misinterpretation, which …

  • Interventions to increase the uptake and continuation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by adolescent girls and young women at high risk of HIV in low-income and middle-income countries

    Open AccessObinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife, Izuchukwu Loveth Ejie et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    INTRODUCTION: Effective strategies to increase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and continuation among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who engage in sex work or transactional sex are sparsely reported. We aimed to describe the available evidence on strategies for improving the uptake and continuation of PrEP among AGYW who engage in sex work or transactional sex, or otherwise are at high risk of acquiring HIV, and report their imple…

  • Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) demonstrated construct validity in a Nigerian population with hypertension

    Open AccessObinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife, Cletus Nze Aguwa et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2012

  • Self-reported adherence to Haart in South-Eastern Nigeria is related to patients' use of pill box

    Open AccessChinwe Victoria Ukwe, Obinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife et al.ARTICLESAHARA-J Journal of Social…2010Citada por: 1Referencias: 7

    The aim of this study was to assess levels of adherence and predictors of adherence to HAART in South-Eastern Nigeria. Selfreported adherence to HAART was assessed at 4-week intervals for a period of 3 months. A 10-item questionnaire was used to assess hypothesised factors in adherence to HAART. The average adherence score for the 3 months of follow-up was correlated with 10-item hypothesised factors and patient demographic variables. Linear regr…