Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro
Biographic Data
| ID | 9068126 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Obioma |
| FAMILY NAME | Chijioke-Akaniro |
| SIGNATURE | CHIJIOKE-AKANIRO O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Federal Ministry of Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7906-0521 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Pursuing policymakers, payors and public – expanding the beginning and end of the tuberculosis care cascade to reflect whole-of-society ambitions
Evaluating the impact of social and behavior change communication intervention on improving documentation practices among healthcare workers in southern Nigeria
Background Proper documentation is very essential to healthcare practice. It is vital for continuity of care and communication among healthcare workers. This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of the application of Social and Behavioral Change Communication strategy to improving documentation practices among healthcare workers in two states in Nigeria. Methods A longitudinal study with a pre-post-intervention design was utilized. A…
Individual journeys to tuberculosis care in Nigeria’s private sector during the Covid-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: Pre-COVID-19, individuals with tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria were often underdiagnosed and untreated. TB services were mostly in the public sector with only 15% of new cases in 2019 reported from the private sector. Reports highlighted challenges in accessing care in the private sector, which accounted for 67% of all initial care-seeking. Our study examined patients' health seeking pathways for TB in Nigeria's private sector and explor…
Private sector tuberculosis care quality during the Covid-19 pandemic
Only a third of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Nigeria in 2020 were diagnosed and notified, in part due to low detection and under-reporting from the private health sector. Using a standardised patient (SP) survey approach, we assessed how management of presumptive TB in the private sector aligns with national guidelines and whether this differed from a study conducted before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 13 SPs presented a presumptive TB case …
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Individual journeys to tuberculosis care in Nigeria’s private sector during the Covid-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: Pre-COVID-19, individuals with tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria were often underdiagnosed and untreated. TB services were mostly in the public sector with only 15% of new cases in 2019 reported from the private sector. Reports highlighted challenges in accessing care in the private sector, which accounted for 67% of all initial care-seeking. Our study examined patients' health seeking pathways for TB in Nigeria's private sector and explor…
Private sector tuberculosis care quality during the Covid-19 pandemic
Only a third of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Nigeria in 2020 were diagnosed and notified, in part due to low detection and under-reporting from the private health sector. Using a standardised patient (SP) survey approach, we assessed how management of presumptive TB in the private sector aligns with national guidelines and whether this differed from a study conducted before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 13 SPs presented a presumptive TB case …
Evaluating the impact of social and behavior change communication intervention on improving documentation practices among healthcare workers in southern Nigeria
Background Proper documentation is very essential to healthcare practice. It is vital for continuity of care and communication among healthcare workers. This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of the application of Social and Behavioral Change Communication strategy to improving documentation practices among healthcare workers in two states in Nigeria. Methods A longitudinal study with a pre-post-intervention design was utilized. A…
Pursuing policymakers, payors and public – expanding the beginning and end of the tuberculosis care cascade to reflect whole-of-society ambitions
Environmental health (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Tuberculosis (3 works) · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (3 works) · Disease (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)