Ngozi Ekeke
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Recent Articles
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Murphy-Okpala N, Eze C, Ossai E, Agu C, Ezenwosu I, Nwafor C, et al.
PLoS One
. 2025 Feb;
20(2):e0318274.
PMID: 39982952
Background: Decentralization of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) services using multilevel interventions was piloted in Akwa-Ibom and Oyo States of Nigeria, which had high rates of pre-treatment loss-to-follow-up in 2021. The varying...
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Fastenau A, Willis M, Vettel C, Stuetzle S, Penna S, Chahal P, et al.
Trop Med Infect Dis
. 2024 Dec;
9(12).
PMID: 39728823
Community engagement has emerged as a critical component in the effective control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), particularly in regions with persistent stigma and limited healthcare access. Drawing...
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Ekeke N, Iyama F, Ossai E, Chukwu J, Eze C, Egbule D, et al.
Int J Mycobacteriol
. 2024 Dec;
13(4):420-429.
PMID: 39700164
Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) significantly impact the physical and mental well-being of affected individuals, particularly in Nigeria. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of integrating mental health services...
4.
Murphy-Okpala N, Dahiru T, Eze C, Nwafor C, Ekeke N, Abdullahi S, et al.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
. 2024 Aug;
118(10):697-709.
PMID: 39126677
Background: Little is known about community knowledge and stigma towards leprosy in endemic settings. The aim of this study was to evaluate community knowledge, attitudes and stigma towards leprosy in...
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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....
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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...
7.
Murphy-Okpala N, Dahiru T, van t Noordende A, Gunesch C, Chukwu J, Nwafor C, et al.
JMIR Res Protoc
. 2024 Jan;
13:e53130.
PMID: 38265859
Background: In Nigeria, similar to many leprosy-endemic countries, leprosy is highly stigmatized. High levels of stigma among community members as well as internalized stigma among persons affected by leprosy often...
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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...
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Ekeke N, Ossai E, Kreibich S, Onyima A, Chukwu J, Nwafor C, et al.
Int J Mycobacteriol
. 2022 Jul;
11(2):133-138.
PMID: 35775544
This protocol describes a study in which we would assess the effect of using community lay counselors, self-help groups (SHGs), and trained frontline health workers to reduce mental disorders and...
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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...