Joseph N Chukwu
Overview
Explore the profile of Joseph N Chukwu including associated specialties, affiliations and a list of published articles.
Author names and details appear as published. Due to indexing inconsistencies, multiple individuals may share a name, and a single author may have variations. MedLuna displays this data as publicly available, without modification or verification
Snapshot
Snapshot
Articles
21
Citations
164
Followers
0
Related Specialties
Related Specialties
Top 10 Co-Authors
Top 10 Co-Authors
Published In
Published In
Affiliations
Affiliations
Soon will be listed here.
Recent Articles
1.
Ossai E, Ekeke N, Esmai-Onyima A, Eze C, Chinawa F, Iteke O, et al.
PLoS One
. 2024 Jun;
19(6):e0304786.
PMID: 38885248
Background: Skin neglected tropical diseases including leprosy and Buruli ulcer (BU)are a group of stigmatizing and disability-inducing conditions and these aspects of the diseases could lead to poor mental health....
2.
Chukwu J, Onah C, Ossai E, Nwafor C, Alphonsus C, Ezeakile O, et al.
Glob Health Sci Pract
. 2024 Jan;
12(1).
PMID: 38290754
Background: A major challenge to TB control globally is low case detection, largely due to routine health facility-based passive case-finding employed by national TB control programs. Active case-finding is a...
3.
Ekeke N, Iyama F, Chukwu J, Asiedu K, Marks M, Omotowo B, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2023 Nov;
17(11):e0011753.
PMID: 37983269
Background: Yaws is a disease caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, which is most commonly seen among children below 15 years. In the twentieth century yaws was endemic...
4.
Eze C, Ekeke N, Alphonsus C, Lehman L, Chukwu J, Nwafor C, et al.
BMC Public Health
. 2021 Sep;
21(1):1748.
PMID: 34563162
Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF), Buruli ulcer (BU) and leprosy are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) of the skin co-endemic in some communities in Nigeria. Not enough is known about the effectiveness...
5.
Ukwaja K, Alphonsus C, Eze C, Lehman L, Ekeke N, Nwafor C, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2020 May;
14(4):e0008248.
PMID: 32352967
Background: There is a dearth of experience in and evidence for cost-effective integrated community-based management of skin neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The objective of this study was to assess the...
6.
Chukwu J, Ekeke N, Nwafor C, Meka A, Alphonsus C, Mbah O, et al.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
. 2018 Sep;
112(11):492-499.
PMID: 30189090
Background: In Nigeria, little is known about the development of new or additional physical disability during leprosy treatment. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and evaluate...
7.
Ekeke N, Meka A, Chukwu J, Nwafor C, Alphonsus C, Mbah O, et al.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
. 2017 Sep;
111(5):226-232.
PMID: 28957473
Background: Poor knowledge of health care workers may be responsible for the under-diagnosis and low notification of Buruli ulcer (BU) in high-burden settings. This study assessed health care workers' knowledge,...
8.
Ekeke N, Ukwaja K, Chukwu J, Nwafor C, Meka A, Egbagbe E, et al.
Sci Rep
. 2017 Mar;
7:44205.
PMID: 28281682
Implementation studies are recommended to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of programmes. In Nigeria, little is known about the burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) among tuberculosis (TB) patients. The objective...
9.
Chukwu J, Meka A, Nwafor C, Oshi D, Madichie N, Ekeke N, et al.
Int Health
. 2016 Dec;
9(1):36-43.
PMID: 27986841
Background: The economic burden of Buruli ulcer for patients has not been well-documented. This study assessed the costs of Buruli ulcer care to patients from the onset of illness to...
10.
Meka A, Chukwu J, Nwafor C, Oshi D, Madichie N, Ekeke N, et al.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
. 2016 Oct;
110(9):502-509.
PMID: 27777282
Background: Delayed diagnosis of Buruli ulcer can worsen clinical presentation of the disease, prolong duration of management, and impose avoidable additional costs on patients and health providers. We investigated the...