OBJECTIVES To explore the barriers to cervical cancer screening, focusing on religious and cultural factors, in order to inform group-specific interventions that may improve uptake of cervical cancer screening programmes. DESIGN We conducted four focus group discussions among Muslim and Christian women in Nigeria. SETTING Discussions were conducted in two hospitals, one in the South West an...

Introduction Global progress in reducing malaria has stalled since 2015. Analysis of the situation is particularly needed Nigeria, country with by far largest share burden, where approximately a quarter all cases world are estimated to occur. Methods We analysed data from three nationwide surveys (Malaria Indicator Surveys 2010 and 2015 National Demographic Health Survey 2018), parasite prevale...

This study is an attempt to analyze the nature of multidimensional poverty in Nigeria light recent data. The used data from Nigerian standard living and measurement survey (LSMS) 2018/2019 estimate overall MPI for Nigeria, which included six indices deprivation four dimensions: consumption, education, energy, housing. also performed a decomposition across regions, as well dimensional breakdown ...

Background: Lassa fever is an acute, virulent viral haemorrhagic illness with high morbidity and mortality rates. Its awareness remain low in sub urban or rural community. This study was carried out to assess the awareness of Lassa fever of a rural community in the south western part of Nigeria. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study of 122 respondents prior to a sensitization semina...

BACKGROUND Provision of mother's breast milk to infants within one hour of birth is referred to as Early Initiation of Breast Feeding (EIBF) which is an important strategy to reduce perinatal and infant morbidities and mortality. This study aimed to use recent nationally representative survey data to identify individual, household and community level factors associated with EIBF and to update o...