Amara Frances Chizoba

Biographic Data

ID8938885
NAMEAmara Frances Chizoba
GIVEN NAMESAmara Frances
FAMILY NAMEChizoba
SIGNATURECHIZOBA A F
AFFILIATIONSCentre for Clinical Care & Clinical Research Nigeria, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • The resurgence of Lassa fever in Nigeria

    Open AccessStanley Chinedu Eneh, Chidera Gabriel Obi et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Lassa fever remains a persistent public health challenge in Nigeria, with annual outbreaks expanding across the country. Between 2018 and 2023, the disease spread from 20 to 34 of Nigeria’s 37 states, underscoring its endemic nature. Recent data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) indicates 1,171 suspected cases, 290 confirmed cases, and 53 deaths between January 6 to 26, 2025, with a case fatality rate of 18.3%. Las…

  • Increasing HIV testing among pregnant women in Nigeria

    Amara Frances Chizoba, Jennifer R Pharr et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2017

    Engaging Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) may be critical to preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in Nigeria. We integrated TBAs into Primary Health Centers (PHCs) and provided the TBAs with HIV counseling and testing (HCT) training for PMTCT (TAP-In). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of TAP-In on HCT uptake among pregnant women. A quasi-experimental design was used for this study. Twenty PHCs were assigne…