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Perception of peers’ behaviour regarding sexual health decision making among female undergraduates in Anambra State, Nigeria

Okonkwo, Prosper (Perception of peers’ behaviour regarding sexual health decision making among female undergraduates in Anambra State, Nigeria, 2005)

Background: High-risk sexual behaviours are prevalent in tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria, but little is known about the social influences that bear on the reproductive health decision-making and behaviour of ...
Fistula Fortnight: Innovative partnership brings mass treatment and public awareness towards ending obstetric fistula

IDOKO, Lucy. (International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2007-06)

cObjective: As part of the global Campaign to End Fistula, the Fistula Fortnight, a 2-week mass obstetric fistula treatment project, was organized in northern Nigeria to contribute to reducing the backlog of untreated ...
Effectiveness of Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) In the Management of First Trimester Miscarriage: Experience in a Specialist Centre in North-Eastern Nigeria

JOHN, Bimba S (Port Harcourt Medical Journal, 2009)

Background: Safe management of abortion with an easy, simple and effective procedure is mandatory to minimise abortion related morbidities and mortalities. Aim: To assess the pattern of presentation of cases of first ...
Strengthening Health Systems Using HIV Services as an entry point in Plateau State, Nigeria

Okonkwo, Prosper (Araştırma/Research Article, 2010)

AIM: The AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria, Jos University Teaching Hospital’s Community Directed Intervention (CDI) approach to prevention and control of the spread of HIV/AIDS, in Plateau state, Nigeria commenced ...
Immunologic Criteria Are Poor Predictors of Virologic Outcome: Implications for HIV Treatment Monitoring in Resource-Limited Settings

Okonkwo, Prosper (M A J O R A R T I C L E, 2011)

Background. Viral load (VL) quantification is considered essential for determining antiretroviral treatment (ART) success in resource-rich countries. However, it is not widely available in resource-limited settings where ...
Tenofovir-Induced Fanconi Syndrome in an HIV Infected Nigerian: A Case Report

Okonkwo, Prosper; Okonkwo, Prosper (Tropical Journal of Nephrology, 2011)

Background: While TenofovirDisoproxil Fumarate (TDF) has achieved great success in the treatment of HIV infection, there have been reports of TDFinduced Fanconi syndrome. TDF is a key component of first line antiretroviral ...
Improving PMTCT Coverage and Access in Communities with Unmet Needs in Jos, Nigeria by Adopting Task Shifting and Task Sharing Strategies

Okonkwo, Prosper (European Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2012)

Towards achieving an AIDS-free generation, UNAIDS set the 90-90-90 target aiming at 90% of HIV positive persons knowing their status, 90% of positives receive sustained antiretroviral drugs and 90% of those receiving ARVs ...
Evaluation of the Nigerian national antiretroviral (ARV) treatment training programme

Okonkwo, Prosper (SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 2012-02-28)

There is an understanding that greater availability of HIV treatment for the 40.3 million people currently infected with HIV is a humanitarian imperative that could prolong the lives of millions, restore economic productivity, ...
Awareness, Attitude and Practice of Rural Women regarding Breast Cancer in Northeast Nigeria

BABATUNJI, Omotara; SHUAIBU, Yahya; MARY, Amodu; JOHN, Bimba (JORNAL OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE & HEALTH EDUCATION (J Community Med Health Educ) 2:148, 2012-05-28)

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in northeast Nigeria, while it predominates in the south-western part of the country. The situation in rural areas is compounded with poor access to health ...
Factors Associated With Pulmonary Tuberculosis-HIV Co-Infection in Treatment-Naive Adults in Jos, North Central Nigeria Article in Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research · July 2013 DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000222 CITATIONS 20 READS 206 9 authors, including: Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Medical out

Okonkwo, Prosper (Article in Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research, 2013)

Background: Co-infection with tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (TB-HIV) remains a major global health problem, with about 1.1 million new cases of TB in HIV-positive persons reported in 2011; 79% of the ...
Accumulation of Protease Mutations among Patients Failing Second-Line Antiretroviral Therapy and Response to Salvage Therapy in Nigeria

Okonkwo, Prosper (ACCESS FREE ONLINE, 2013)

Background: To date, antiretroviral therapy (ART) guidelines and programs in resource-limited settings (RLS) have focused on 1st- and 2nd-line (2 L) therapy. As programs approach a decade of implementation, policy regarding ...
Pattern of HIV-1 Drug Resistance among Adults on ART in Nigeria

Okonkwo, Prosper (SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PUBLISHING, 2013)

Background: The development of anitiretroviral drug resistance may limit the benefit of antiretroviral therapy. There-fore the need to closely monitor these mutations, especially the use of ART is increasing. This study ...
Trend of Antiretroviral therapy interruption in a clinic cohort of HIV-infected children in Jos, Nigeria

Okonkwo, Prosper (2013)

Background: In the early years of introducing antiretroviral therapy (ART), compromised adherence to ART in children, from treatment interruptions, was a challenge partly due to lack of trained or experienced personnel ...
HIV Infection among Newly Diagnosed TB Patients in Southwestern Nigeria: A Multi-DOTS Center Study

Okonkwo, Prosper (SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PUBLISHING, 2013-02)

Backgroud: The burden of TB and HIV infection is estimated to be about 512/100,000 and 3,000,000 people respec- tively. However, accurate data on TB/HIV co-morbidity in different parts of Nigeria were not available due to ...
Assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practice of rural women of northeast Nigeria on risk factors associated with cancer of the Cervix

BABATUNJI, A. Omotara; SHUAIBU, J. Yahya; MARY, O. Amodu; JOHN, S. Bimba (SCIENTIC RESEARCH Vol.5 No.9, 2013-07-25)

Cervical cancer is the leading cancer-related cause of death among women in Nigeria. An es timated 70,700 new cases occur each year, rep resenting one quarter of all female cancers in sub Saharan Africa. The magnitude of ...
Pattern of HIV-1 Drug Resistance among Adults on ART in Nigeria

Okonkwo, Prosper (2013-07-25)

Background: The development of anitiretroviral drug resistance may limit the benefit of antiretroviral therapy. There-fore the need to closely monitor these mutations, especially the use of ART is increasing. This study ...
Declining Rate of Infection with Maternal Human Immunodeficiency Virus at Delivery Units in North-Central Nigeria

Okonkwo, Prosper (African journal of Reproductive Health, 2013-12)

HIV testing during labour and delivery provides a critical opportunity for administering appropriate interventions to prevent mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT). We studied current HIV rates and infection trend among ...
Risk Factors for First-line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure in HIV-1 Infected Children Attending Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, North Central Nigeria

Okonkwo, Prosper (British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 2014)

Aim: To determine risk factors for first-line antiretroviral treatment failure in HIV-1 infected children attending Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos. Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Place and Duration of ...
Transmitted HIV Drug Resistance in Antiretroviral-Naive Pregnant Women in North Central Nigeria

Okonkwo, Prosper (AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES, 2014)

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends periodic surveillance of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) in communities in which antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been scaled-up for greater than 3 years. We conducted a ...
Treatment Outcomes in a Decentralized Antiretroviral Therapy Program: A Comparison of Two Levels of Care in North Central Nigeria

Okonkwo, Prosper (Hindawi Publishing Corporation AIDS Research and Treatment Volume 2014, Article ID 560623, 10 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/560623, 2014)

Background. Decentralization of antiretroviral therapy (ART) services is a key strategy to achieving universal access to treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS. Our objective was to assess clinical and laboratory ...

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