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2025 – 2026
19 entries
Journal
Translation and validation of the Igbo version of the EMIC-CSS and SDS
✍ Kingsley N. Ukwaja📅 21/04/2026
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Decentralising drug-resistant TB services in Nigeria
✍ Dr Ngozi Ekeke📅 10/12/2025
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Improving knowledge and access to mental health services in Nigeria TB program
✍ Iyama Francis📅 20/11/2025📍 TB Union Conference 2025
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Integrated TB-Mental Health Services in Nigeria: Implementation and outcomes
✍ Dr Martin Njoku📅 20/11/2025📍 TB Union Conference 2025
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Sustained Impact of Active Community Case Finding on TB Detection and Notification Trends in Benue State
✍ Odume Oluchukwu Francis📅 19/11/2025📍 TB Union Conference 2025
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Developing a pilot clinical and programmatic study for integrated NTD services
✍ Dr Ngozi Murphy Okpala📅 19/11/2025📍 TB Union Conference 2025
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The role of informal health care providers in TB epidemic prevention and care in Nigeria
✍ Chinwe Eze📅 19/11/2025📍 TB Union Conference 2025
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Evaluating effectiveness of self-help groups in reduction of stigma in patients with neglected tropical diseases in Southern Nigeria: a cluster randomised study
✍ Chinwe Eze📅 30/10/2025
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Validation of the Hausa version of the EMIC-CSS and SDS among adults in Northern Nigeria
✍ Tahir Dahiru📅 01/09/2025
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Cross-cultural validation of the Pidgin-English version of the EMIC-CSS and SDS among adults in Southern Nigeria
✍ Dr Charles Nwafor📅 01/09/2025
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A preliminary cross-cultural validation of the Hausa version of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the leprosy-adapted ISMI
✍ Suleiman Abdullahi📅 01/09/2025
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Translation and cross-cultural validation of four tools for assessing stigma among community members and self-esteem
✍ Dr Ngozi Murphy Okpala📅 01/09/2025
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Investigation of community knowledge, attitudes and stigma towards leprosy in Nigeria: a mixed-methods study
✍ Dr Ngozi Murphy Okpala📅 01/08/2025
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The Burden of Depression and Stigma Among Individuals With Tuberculosis Within the Integrated Tuberculosis-Mental Health Project: A Multisite Mixed-Methods Study Protocol
✍ Dr Ngozi Murphy Okpala📅 22/07/2025
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Quality of life and stigma among persons affected by leprosy or buruli ulcer in Nigeria: a community-based cross-sectional study
✍ Amaka Esmai-Onyime📅 03/07/2025
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Understanding the burden of poor mental health and wellbeing among persons affected by leprosy or Buruli ulcer in Nigeria
✍ Prof Ossei Edmund📅 17/06/2025
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Prevalence, impact and solutions to Buruli ulcer disease in Nigeria: a review
✍ Dr Anthony Meka📅 19/06/2025
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Evaluating the impact of social and behavior change communication intervention on improving documentation practices among healthcare workers in southern Nigeria
✍ Chinwe Eze📅 09/04/2025
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Enhancing programmatic scale-up: Applying the consolidated framework to evaluate decentralized drug-resistant tuberculosis services in Southern Nigeria
✍ Dr Ngozi Murphy Okpala📅 21/02/2025
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Improving TB Case Detection Through Active Case Finding: Results of Multiple Intervention Strategies in Hard-to-Reach Riverine Areas of Southern Nigeria
✍ Dr Joseph Chukwu📅 30/01/2025
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2024
12 entries
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Reassessing the Significance of Mycobacterium in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Study Protocol in Nigeria
✍ Dr Ngozi Ekeke📅 01/12/2024
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Community TB Yield by Substance Use Disorder Severity in Nigeria: Findings from a TB program
✍ Dr Okechukwu Ezeakile📅 11/12/2024📍 Nigerian National TB Conference 2024
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Private medicine vendors in TB case finding: A RedAid Nigeria study in Taraba State
✍ Stanley Nfor📅 11/12/2024📍 Nigerian National TB Conference 2024
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Enhancing TB-Knowledge Among Spokes Healthcare Providers In 2 Nigerian States: A Pre-Post-Training Assessment
✍ Dr Okechukwu Ezeakile📅 11/12/2024📍 Nigerian National TB Conference 2024
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Implementing integrated TB, mental health and substance use disorder services in Nigeria: Lessons learned so far
✍ Chinwe Eze📅 13/11/2024
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Implementing Integrated Tuberculosis, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services: Lessons learned so far
✍ Chinwe Eze📅 01/11/2024📍 TB Union Conference 2024
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Implementation of Bi-Directional Screening for Tuberculosis and Mental Disorders in Nigeria: Comparative Analysis
✍ Chinwe Eze📅 01/11/2024📍 TB Union Conference 2024
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Preliminary Results from Piloting Integrated Tuberculosis, Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorder Services in Nigeria
✍ Chinwe Eze📅 01/11/2024📍 TB Union Conference 2024
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Assessment of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Case Notifications in Five States of Nigeria: Trends and Implications for Healthcare Systems
✍ Chinwe Eze📅 01/11/2024📍 TB Union Conference 2024
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Improving Access to Mental Health Services in Nigeria TB program
✍ Chinwe Eze📅 01/11/2024📍 TB Union Conference 2024
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Public/Private sector engagement for decentralized laboratory services to reduce pre-treatment loss-to-follow-up among persons with DR-TB
✍ Chinwe Eze📅 01/11/2024📍 TB Union Conference 2024
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Participatory Development and Assessment of Audio-Delivered Interventions and Written Material and Impact on the Perception Knowledge of Affected Persons
✍ Dr Ngozi Murphy Okpala📅 01/01/2024
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2020 – 2023
9 entries
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Is there still yaws in Nigeria? Active case search in endemic areas of southern Nigeria
✍ Dr Ngozi Ekeke📅 20/11/2023
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Translation, Cross-cultural adaptation and Validation of the Nigerian Pidgin English version of the Rosenberg Self-esteem and Leprosy-adapted Internalized Stigma for Mental Illness Scales
✍ Dr Joseph Chukwu📅 08/07/2023
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A Cluster Randomised Trial for Improving Mental Health and Well-being of Persons Affected by Leprosy or Buruli Ulcer in Nigeria
✍ Dr Ngozi Ekeke📅 14/06/2022
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Time to wound healing and determinants of delayed wound healing among Buruli ulcer patients in Nigeria
✍ Dr Anthony Meka📅 01/08/2022
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Effectiveness of self-care interventions for integrated morbidity management of skin neglected tropical diseases in Anambra State, Nigeria
✍ Chinwe Eze📅 23/09/2021
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Investigating barriers and challenges to the integrated management of neglected tropical skin diseases in an endemic setting in Nigeria
✍ Kingsley N. Ukwaja📅 30/04/2020
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Are there knowledge and attitude deficits on leprosy? A study among medical interns and final year medical students in southeast Nigeria
✍ Dr Ngozi Ekeke📅 01/03/2020
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Screening Diabetes Mellitus Patients for Tuberculosis in Southern Nigeria: A Pilot Study
✍ Dr Ngozi Ekeke📅 01/02/2020
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Investigating Barriers and Challenges to Tuberculosis Service Delivery in Hard-to-Reach Riverine Areas: A Mixed-Methods Study in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
✍ Dr Chukwuka Alphonsus📅 01/02/2020
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2011 – 2019
20 entries
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Support and unmet needs of patients undergoing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment in southern Nigeria
✍ Daniel Oshi📅 01/12/2019
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Assessment of community knowledge, attitude, and stigma of Buruli ulcer disease in Southern Nigeria
✍ Dr Charles Nwafor📅 01/08/2019
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Worsening of the disability grade during leprosy treatment: prevalence and its determinants in Southern Nigeria
✍ Dr Joseph Chukwu📅 2018
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An evaluation of innovative community-based approaches and systematic tuberculosis screening in Southern Nigeria
✍ Daniel Oshi📅 2018
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Assessment of health care workers' knowledge, attitude and risk perception of Buruli ulcer disease in Southern Nigeria
✍ Dr Ngozi Ekeke📅 01/01/2017
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Buruli ulcer in Nigeria: Results of a pilot case study in three rural districts
✍ Kingsley N. Ukwaja📅 01/04/2016
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Assessment of current practices in management of childhood TB among frontline clinicians in Southern Nigeria
✍ Dr Joseph Chukwu📅 2016
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Diagnosis delay and duration of hospitalization of patients with Buruli Ulcer in Nigeria
✍ Dr Anthony Meka📅 04/01/2016
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Patterns of opportunistic infections occurring in people living with HIV in south-east Nigeria
✍ Dr Ngozi Ekeke📅 01/12/2015
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Research
Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis: case notification trend and treatment outcomes in Southern Nigeria, 2009–2013
✍ C. Ogbudebe📅 2014
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Does intensified case finding increase tuberculosis case notification among children in resource-poor settings?
✍ Daniel Oshi📅 2014
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How Child-friendly is the Nigerian TB Control Programme?
✍ Dr Anthony Meka📅 01/09/2013
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Modernising the fight against Leprosy – Pilot on schools debates
✍ Dr Charles Nwafor📅 01/09/2013
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Field management of reactions: helping or hurting
✍ Dr Charles Nwafor📅 2013
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Assessment of quality of TB surveillance data in six selected states in Southern Nigeria
✍ Dr Anthony Meka📅 01/10/2011






