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Obinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife

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Okechukwu Hyginus EKWUNIFE

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[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding practice in sub-Saharan African countries

…, IJ Nduka, IB Umeh, BO Ogbonna, OI Ekwunife - International …, 2021 - Springer
Background Studies reporting factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding are mostly
quantitative. No study has performed a systematic qualitative summary to document the …

Smokeless tobacco and oral potentially malignant disorders in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, L Christianson, S Rehman, O Ekwunife… - Nicotine and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders (OPMDs) are chronic lesions or conditions characterized
by a potential for malignant transformation. While recent meta-analyses show that …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposed therapeutic agents targeting the Ebola virus: a systematic review

H Sweiti, O Ekwunife, T Jaschinski… - Current therapeutic …, 2017 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Hussein Sweiti MD, MSc, FACS 1 2 , Obinna Ekwunife MSc,
… Sweiti and O. Ekwunife carried out study selection and data interpretation. T. Jaschinski …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in a Nigerian population

OI Ekwunife, PO Udeogaranya, IL Nwatu - 2010 - researchgate.net
Hypertension is a major public health problem. Due to paucity of data, the burden of
hypertension in Nigeria might be underestimated. Estimating the prevalence of hypertension in …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial

…, O Ekwunife, W Adenikinju, O Aisuodionoe-Shadrach… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common postoperative complication
worldwide. WHO guidelines to prevent SSI recommend alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation …

[PDF][PDF] A meta analysis of prevalence rate of hypertension in Nigerian populations

OI Ekwunife, CN Aguwa - J Public Health Epidemiol, 2011 - researchgate.net
This study aimed at synthesizing population-based studies on prevalence of hypertension
in Nigeria from 1990 to 2009. General databases and subject-specific databases were …

[HTML][HTML] Drugs use pattern for uncomplicated malaria in medicine retail outlets in Enugu urban, southeast Nigeria: implications for malaria treatment policy

CC Ezenduka, BO Ogbonna, OI Ekwunife, MJ Okonta… - Malaria Journal, 2014 - Springer
Background Malaria treatment policy recommends regular monitoring of drug utilization to
generate information for ensuring effective use of anti-malarial drugs in Nigeria. This …

Effect of pharmaceutical care programme on blood pressure and quality of life in a Nigerian pharmacy

CN Aguwa, CV Ukwe, OI Ekwunife - Pharmacy World & Science, 2008 - Springer
Objective The study aimed at evaluating the effect of pharmaceutical care programme on
blood pressure and quality of life of patients who visit a Nigerian community pharmacy. Method …

[HTML][HTML] Production and evaluation of the physico-chemical and sensory qualities of mixed fruit leather and cakes produced from apple (Musa Pumila), banana (Musa …

BI Offia-Olua, OA Ekwunife - Nigerian Food Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Mixed fruit leathers were produced from purees of apple, banana and pineapple. The
proximate composition, physico-chemical and organoleptic properties of the samples were …

[HTML][HTML] Mothers' willingness to pay for HPV vaccines in Anambra state, Nigeria: a cross sectional contingent valuation study

IB Umeh, SO Nduka, OI Ekwunife - Cost Effectiveness and Resource …, 2016 - Springer
Background Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination in Nigeria will require substantial
financing due to high cost of HPV vaccine and inexistence of structures to support adolescent …