Charles Nzelu

Dados Biográficos

ID7581283
NOMECharles Nzelu
PRENOMESCharles
SOBRENOMENzelu
ASSINATURANZELU C
AFILIAÇÕESFederal Ministry of Health
ORCID0000-0003-3464-865X
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2019
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • The determinants of female genital mutilation among daughters in Nigeria

    Open AccessCharles Nzelu, Uche Maureen Nzelu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision (FGM/C) refers to the complete or incomplete removal of the female external genital or other injuries for non-medical or cultural reasons. It is a culturally harmful practice without health benefits with long-term complications to women’s psychological, physical, and sexual health and well-being that violates the victims’ rights because it is done without their consent. Despite International efforts to eradi…

  • Determinants of comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention among women of reproductive age 15–49 years in Nigeria

    Open AccessCharles Nzelu, Uche Maureen Nzelu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention has been reported as a necessary factor for ending the HIV epidemic. Women of reproductive age identified as a vulnerable group to HIV infection require this knowledge to prevent contracting HIV infection. Therefore, this study aimed to identify those factors that impact these women’s comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention. This study used secondary data from the 2018 …

  • What made primary health care resilient against Covid-19? A mixed-methods positive deviance study in Nigeria

    Open AccessRichard Neill, Michael A Peters et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    INTRODUCTION: The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic overwhelmed some primary health care (PHC) systems, while others adapted and recovered. In Nigeria, large, within-state variations existed in the ability to maintain PHC service volumes. Identifying characteristics of high-performing local government areas (LGAs) can improve understanding of subnational health systems resilience. METHODS: Employing a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design, we …

  • Resilience of front-line facilities during Covid-19

    Open AccessMichael A Peters, Tashrik Ahmed et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2023

    Responsive primary health-care facilities are the foundation of resilient health systems, yet little is known about facility-level processes that contribute to the continuity of essential services during a crisis. This paper describes the aspects of primary health-care facility resilience to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in eight countries. Rapid-cycle phone surveys were conducted with health facility managers in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, C…

  • Evaluation of the Nigeria national HIV rapid testing algorithm

    Open AccessNnaemeka C Iriemenam, Augustine Mpamugo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) diagnosis remains the gateway to HIV care and treatment. However, due to changes in HIV prevalence and testing coverage across different geopolitical zones, it is crucial to evaluate the national HIV testing algorithm as false positivity due to low prevalence could be detrimental to both the client and the service delivery. Therefore, we evaluated the performance of the national HIV rapid testing algorithm using…

  • Performance of HIV rapid testing algorithm in Nigeria

    Open AccessHetal K Patel, Sunday Ikpe et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Background The Nigeria AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS), a cross-sectional household survey, was conducted in 2018 with primary objectives to estimate HIV prevalence, HIV-1 incidence, and status of UNAIDS 90-90-90 cascade. We conducted retrospective analysis of the performance of HIV rapid tests and the national HIV testing algorithm used in Nigeria. Methods The national algorithm included Determine HIV-1/2 as test 1 (T1), Unigold HIV-1/2…

  • Disruptions in maternal and child health service utilization during Covid-19

    Open AccessGilad Shapira, Tashrik Ahmed et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2021

    The coronavirus-19 pandemic and its secondary effects threaten the continuity of essential health services delivery, which may lead to worsened population health and a protracted public health crisis. We quantify such disruptions, focusing on maternal and child health, in eight sub-Saharan countries. Service volumes are extracted from administrative systems for 63 954 facilities in eight countries: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia,…

  • Rising HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Nigeria

    Open AccessGeorge I E Eluwa, Sylvia Adebajo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    There's been a consistent and significant increase in HIV prevalence among MSM with about 10-percentage points relative increase per year over 7 years. Older MSM were more likely to be HIV positive and this may reflect their prolonged exposure to high risk sexual activities. Evidence based interventions are urgently needed to mitigate intra-group HIV transmission and propagation of HIV epidemic between MSM and the general population