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Ucheoma Nwaozuru

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Articles 63
Citations 584
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Health Services
Public Health
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Juliet Iwelunmor
Chisom Obiezu-Umeh
Oliver Ezechi
David Oladele
Joseph D Tucker
Adesola Z Musa
Titilola Gbaja-Biamila
Ifeoma Idigbe
Donaldson F Conserve
Jason J Ong
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Implement Sci Commun
PLoS One
JMIR Form Res
Implement Sci
BMC Health Serv Res
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Recent Articles
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An innovation bootcamp model for developing youth-led HIV self-testing delivery strategies in Nigeria: post-designathon capacity building
Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Tahlil K, Gbaja-Biamila T, BeLue R, Idigbe I, et al.
Front Public Health . 2024 Dec; 12:1454304. PMID: 39712304
Introduction: Many designathons, hackathons, and similar participatory events suffer from minimal training and support after the events. Responding to this need, we organized a health innovation bootcamp: an intensive, team-based...
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Predictors of Contraceptive Use Associated with Foreign-Born Women in the US During the Preconception Period of Their First Pregnancy
Obionu I, Shato T, Nwaozuru U, Sebert Kuhlmann A
J Immigr Minor Health . 2024 Dec; 27(2):294-302. PMID: 39666235
Contraceptive use is the most effective means of preventing unintended pregnancies among sexually active individuals. Foreign-born women are less likely to use contraception when compared to US-born women. However, there...
3.
Factors associated with HIV self-testing and PrEP use among Nigerian youth: Baseline outcomes of a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized controlled trial
Iwelunmor J, Adeoti E, Gbaja-Biamila T, Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Musa A, et al.
Contemp Clin Trials . 2024 Nov; 148():107733. PMID: 39547480
Introduction: Adolescents and young adults (AYA, 14-24 years) bear a disproportionate burden of new HIV infections in Nigeria and are more likely to have worse HIV outcomes compared to other...
4.
Awareness of, willingness to use, and experiences with Pre-exposure prophylaxis among youth in Nigeria
Gbaja-Biamila T, Obiezu-Umeh C, Nwaozuru U, Rosenberg N, Igbokwe M, Oladele D, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2024 Sep; 24(1):1128. PMID: 39334111
Background: Youth (ages 14-24) in Nigeria have disproportionately high rates of new HIV infection. Pre-exposure prophylaxis could substantially reduce new infections among youth but has not been scaled up. This...
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Perceptions of HIV self-testing promotion in black barbershop businesses: implications for equitable engagement of black-owned small businesses for public health programs
Conserve D, Mathews A, Janson S, Nwaozuru U, Jennings Mayo-Wilson L, Ritchwood T, et al.
BMC Public Health . 2024 Sep; 24(1):2440. PMID: 39245719
Background: HIV self-testing (HIVST) offers an innovative and promising approach to increasing HIV testing among Black men in the United States, a population disproportionately affected by HIV. However, engaging Black...
6.
Decolonization and antiracism: intersecting pathways to global health equity
Airhihenbuwa C, Ford C, Iwelunmor J, Griffith D, Ameen K, Murray T, et al.
Ethn Health . 2024 Jul; 29(7):846-860. PMID: 38959185
In this paper, as Black scholars, we address ways that interventions designed to promote equity in health can create pathways for coupling decolonization with antiracism by drawing on the intersection...
7.
Comparative effectiveness of an individualized model of hemodialysis vs conventional hemodialysis: a study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial (the TwoPlus trial)
Murea M, Raimann J, Divers J, Maute H, Kovach C, Abdel-Rahman E, et al.
Trials . 2024 Jun; 25(1):424. PMID: 38943204
Background: Most patients starting chronic in-center hemodialysis (HD) receive conventional hemodialysis (CHD) with three sessions per week targeting specific biochemical clearance. Observational studies suggest that patients with residual kidney function...
8.
A designathon to co-create HPV screening and vaccination approaches for mothers and daughters in Nigeria: findings from a community-led participatory event
Kpokiri E, Wapmuk A, Obiezu-Umeh C, Nwaozuru U, Gbaja-Biamila T, Obionu I, et al.
BMC Infect Dis . 2024 Jun; 24(1):606. PMID: 38902607
Background: Oncogenic types of human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection cause substantial morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. Nigeria has low cervical cancer screening and vaccination rates, suggesting the need for community engagement...
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Expanding Youth-Friendly HIV Self-Testing Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Analysis of a Crowdsourcing Open Call in Nigeria
Anikamadu O, Ezechi O, Engelhart A, Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Ogunjemite P, et al.
JMIR Form Res . 2024 Apr; 8:e46945. PMID: 38687582
Background: HIV self-testing (HIVST) among young people is an effective approach to enhance the uptake of HIV testing recommended by the World Health Organization. However, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted conventional...
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Designathons in health research: a global systematic review
Tieosapjaroen W, Chen E, Ritchwood T, Li C, Conklin J, Babatunde A, et al.
BMJ Glob Health . 2024 Mar; 9(3). PMID: 38453248
Introduction: A designathon is a three-stage participatory activity informed by design thinking. There is a growing literature on designathons in health. This study synthesised designathons' effectiveness and implementation-related factors to...