The negative impact of violence on children’s education and well-being: Evidence from Northern Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102327
Abstract: Abstract This study provides comprehensive evidence on the negative effects of physical, sexual, and emotional violence on children’s well-being and educational outcomes in Northern Nigeria. In this paper, we analyzed household survey data, conducted surveys… read more here.
Keywords: impact violence; violence children; violence; northern nigeria ... See more keywords
Census-independent population mapping in northern Nigeria☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.09.024
Abstract: Although remote sensing has long been used to aid in the estimation of population, it has usually been in the context of spatial disaggregation of national census data, with the census counts serving both as… read more here.
Keywords: census; national census; northern nigeria; census independent ... See more keywords
A cost-effectiveness analysis of traditional and geographic information system-supported microplanning approaches for routine immunization program management in northern Nigeria.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.12.002
Abstract: Effective RI microplanning requires accurate population estimates and maps showing health facilities and locations of villages and target populations. Traditional microplanning relies on census figures to project target populations and on community estimates of distances,… read more here.
Keywords: traditional microplanning; northern nigeria; cost; routine immunization ... See more keywords
Molecular detection of Trypanosoma spp. and Hepatocystis parasite infections of bats in Northern Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031182022000890
Abstract: Abstract Abstract Bats are mammalian hosts to a large diversity of eukaryotic protozoan blood parasites, including different genera of haemosporidians and diverse species of trypanosomes. Phylogenetic studies suggest that bats, particularly in Africa, have played… read more here.
Keywords: bat species; bat; molecular detection; trypanosoma ... See more keywords
West Nile virus neutralizing antibody prevalence in donkeys from northern Nigeria.
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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traa104
Abstract: BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anti-West Nile virus (WNV) neutralizing antibodies in donkeys from two areas in northern Nigeria. METHODS Serology was determined by a virus neutralization test in samples collected… read more here.
Keywords: virus neutralizing; northern nigeria; prevalence; nile virus ... See more keywords
“Darkening the Dark”: Assessing the Impact of Banditry on Educational and Socio-Economic Development in Northern Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1177/00219347221086312
Abstract: Over these last few years, the Northern region of Nigeria has been ignited with spates of students’ abductions and ransom demands which throw parents, security agents, and government (both federal and states) into confusion. In… read more here.
Keywords: dark assessing; socio economic; ideology; darkening dark ... See more keywords
Point-prevalence survey of hospital acquired infections in three acute care hospitals in Northern Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1186/s13756-020-00722-9
Abstract: Background Effective infection prevention and control strategies require reliable data describing the epidemiology of hospital acquired infections (HAIs), and this is currently lacking in Nigeria. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence,… read more here.
Keywords: hospitals northern; care hospitals; northern nigeria; prevalence ... See more keywords
Gendered Dimensions of Accountability to Address Health Workforce Shortages in Northern Nigeria
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DOI: 10.19088/1968-2018.138
Abstract: Northern Nigeria has some of the worst health indices in sub‑Saharan Africa. Poor health outcomes are the result of multiple factors, including the lack of front-line health workers in rural and hard-to-reach areas. In 2012,… read more here.
Keywords: gendered dimensions; northern nigeria; accountability address; health ... See more keywords
Demand for Women's Health Services in Northern Nigeria: A Review of the Literature.
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DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2017/v21i2.11
Abstract: Demand for and utilization of women's health services in northern Nigeria are consistently low and health indicators in the region are among the poorest in the world. This literature review focuses on social and cultural… read more here.
Keywords: literature; services northern; northern nigeria; health services ... See more keywords
Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal: Behavioral Evidence from Rural Northern Nigeria
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9091023
Abstract: It is widely believed that vaccine hesitancy is prevalent in African countries, although this belief is without rigorous evidence. Our field experiment in rural northern Nigeria behaviorally measured the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy—the non-uptake of… read more here.
Keywords: rural northern; northern nigeria; evidence; hesitancy ... See more keywords