Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV service delivery and viral suppression: Findings from the SHARP program in Northern Nigeria. by Cyrus Mugo, Oluwasanmi Adedokun, Oluwafemi David Alo, Nnenna Ezeokafor, Sylvester Adeyemi, Zipporah Kpamor, Leila Madueke, Ezekiel James, Sylvia Bolanle Adebajo, Bazghina-Werq Semo

“…We evaluated the effects of COVID-19 on HIV service delivery and viral suppression in facilities in Northern Nigeria, and determined factors associated with viral suppression among adolescents and adults. …”
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Blood and body fluids exposure, post-exposure prophylaxis, and HIV self-testing among healthcare workers in northern Nigeria by Zubairu Iliyasu, Musa Babashani, Khadija Dantata, Shaheed A. Zakariyyah, Muktar A. Gadanya, Humayra A. Bashir, Auwalu U. Gajida, Muktar H. Aliyu

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Implication of blanket NPK application on nutrient balance of maize based on soil and tissue diagnosis approaches in the savannas of northern Nigeria by Kamaluddin T Aliyu, Alpha Y Kamara, Jeroen Huising, Adam M Adam, Bello M Shehu, Jibrin M Jibrin

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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV service delivery and viral suppression: Findings from the SHARP program in Northern Nigeria by Cyrus Mugo, Oluwasanmi Adedokun, Oluwafemi David Alo, Nnenna Ezeokafor, Sylvester Adeyemi, Zipporah Kpamor, Leila Madueke, Ezekiel James, Sylvia Bolanle Adebajo, Bazghina-werq Semo

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Optimizing the role of ‘lead mothers’ in seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaigns: formative research in Kano State, northern Nigeria by Ekechi Okereke, Helen Smith, Chibuzo Oguoma, Olusola Oresanya, Kolawole Maxwell, Chinedu Anikwe, Lawrence Chijioke Osuji, Obianuju Ogazi, Jamila Musa, Ashiru Rajab, Emmanuel Shekarau, Festus Okoh, Erica Viganò, Laura Donovan, Charlotte Ward, Kevin Baker

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Resilience actions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in camp-like settings: a Northern Nigeria case study by Winifred Ekezie

“…Methods: Eight focus group discussions were conducted with 49 IDP camp leaders across eight camp-like settings in Northern Nigeria. Issues explored included community structure, leadership, public interaction, communication, and health management. …”
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Hypothermia in preterm infants admitted to low-resource neonatal units in northern Nigeria: an observational study of occurrence and risk factors by Sanni, UA, Usman, F, Ogunkunle, TO, Adamu, AS, Lamidi, AI, Lawal, TO, Bello, SO, Na’uzo, AM, Ibrahim, TL, Naphtal, N, Shehu, S, Jibrin, A, Farouk, ZL, Bashir, MF, Adedeji, IA, Abdulsalam, M, Abdullahi, Y, Imam, A

“…Therefore, we conducted a multicenter study to determine the prevalence and risk factors for hypothermia at the time of admission and during the first 72 h after admission in northern Nigeria. Method: We carried out a prospective cohort study on preterm infants admitted to four referral hospitals in northern Nigerian between August 2020 and July 2021. …”

Empowering rural girls through education: way of reducing vulnerability and improving family economic wellbeing in rural Northern Nigeria by Abdullahi, Ibrahim, Zainalaludin, Zumilah, Paim, Laily

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Technical efficiency in maize production and its determinants: a survey of farms across agro ecological zones in northern Nigeria by Ibrahim, Kasim, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Yacob, Mohd Rusli, Radam, Alias

“…Considering the need to increase agricultural productivity through proper utilization of resources, this study measured the technical efficiency of maize production in northern Nigeria and identified the socioeconomic factors that determined technical efficiency in different agro ecological zones. …”

Assessing the extent of traditional biomass cookstove usage and related cooking practices: evidence from rural households in Northern Nigeria by Ya'cob, Mohd Rusli, Kabir, Ibrahim, Adamu, Abdullahi, Ho Nyuk Onn @ Ariffin, Mariani, Emang, Diana

“…Based on household survey, this study assessed the extent of TBC usage and related cooking practices among rural households in Dessert Frontline States of Northern Nigeria. The survey was performed on 392 households, who were interviewed face-to-face using structured questionnaires from November, 2016 to January, 2017. …”
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Economic value and preferences for improved biomass cookstove among rural households in selected desert frontline states in Northern Nigeria by Kabir, Ibrahim

“…This study estimates the economic value and preferences for ICS among households in Desert Frontline States of Northern Nigeria. This was achieved through the application of Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) and Choice Experiment (CE) - the two most widely used stated preference (SP) economic valuation techniques. …”
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“Komai Nisan Dare, Akwai Wani Online”: Social Media and the Emergence of Hausa Neoproverbs by Abdalla Uba Adamu

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Islam and human dignity: the plights of Almajiri street children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria by Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo

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Backfire effect of salient information on vaccine take-up experimental evidence from scared-straight intervention in rural northern Nigeria by Ryoko Sato, Yoshito Takasaki

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Mapping Maize Cropland and Land Cover in Semi-Arid Region in Northern Nigeria Using Machine Learning and Google Earth Engine by Ghali Abdullahi Abubakar, Ke Wang, Auwalu Faisal Koko, Muhammad Ibrahim Husseini, Kamal Abdelrahim Mohamed Shuka, Jinsong Deng, Muye Gan

“…In this study, Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images have been combined to map maize cropland and other land covers in northern Nigeria during the 2016–2019 growing season. We employed a technologically advanced space-based remote sensing technique. …”
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Interactive Effects of Stream Sizes and Furrow Geometry on Furrow Irrigation Erosion, Growth and Yield of Maize in Samaru-Zaria Northern Nigeria by J. M. Dibal, A. U. Bashir, N. A. Abubakar, B. Baraya

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Economics of a small wind pump system based on estimated petrol and diesel cost savings from use in Northern Nigeria by C. J. Ejieji, M. Olayaki-Luqman

“…Eleven years of daily wind records were analyzed for the estimation of available wind energy for water pumping at three selected locations in Northern Nigeria, namely Jos, Kano and Sokoto. This formed the basis for investigating the economics of the use of an imported small wind pump under a deregulated energy market environment. …”
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Investigating Knowledge of Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Concepts Among Final Year Undergraduate Pharmacy Students in Northern Nigeria by Abdu-Aguye SN, Barde KG, Yusuf H, Lawal BK, Shehu A, Mohammed E

“…The aim of this work was to assess knowledge of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship of fifth year pharmacy students at three universities in Northern Nigeria.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study that used a paper-based questionnaire to collect data from July to September 2021 was conducted. …”
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Observational bias during nutrition surveillance: results of a mixed longitudinal and cross-sectional data collection system in Northern Nigeria. by Emmanuel Grellety, Francisco J Luquero, Christopher Mambula, Hassana H Adamu, Greg Elder, Klaudia Porten

“…BACKGROUND: The Sahel is subject to seasonal hungry periods with increasing rates of malnutrition. In Northern Nigeria, there is no surveillance system and surveys are rare. …”
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention packaged with malnutrition prevention in northern Nigeria: a pragmatic trial (SMAMP study) with nested case-control by Ward, A, Guillot, A, Nepomnyashchiy, L, Graves, J, Maloney, K, Omoniwa, O, Emegbuonye, L, Opondo, C, Kerac, M, Omoluabi, E, Bhattacharya, A, Milch Hariharan, K, Wiwa, O, Cohen, J, Le Menach, A

“…This study assessed the effects of co-packaging interventions on distribution coverage, nutrition, and clinical malaria outcomes in northern Nigeria. From August to November 2014, community volunteers delivered sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine (SP-AQ) door-to-door each month to approximately 7,000 children aged 6–24 months in seven wards of Madobi, Kano State, Nigeria. …”