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Prof. Lorretta Favour Chizomam Ntoimo
Professor
Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science
Area of Specialization: Demography
Biography
Lorretta Favour Chizomam Ntoimo’s professional training is in sociology and demography. She has over thirteen years of experience teaching and conducting research. She obtained her PhD from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and her postdoctoral studies from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She has completed many other professional training programmes. Currently, she is a professor of social demography in the Department of Demography and Social Statistics at Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. Professor Ntoimo is a highly motivated and result-oriented researcher whose goal is to contribute to sexual and reproductive health, population health, family demography, and gender research. She has actively contributed to these fields through teaching and supervision, over 100 publications, intervention research, editorship of journals, presentations at conferences and other scientific meetings, and mentoring of younger scholars. She has played various roles in leading and collaborating on research projects that are funded by esteemed organisations such as the MacArthur Foundation/African Population and Health Research Centre; the South African National Research Fund Centre of Excellence in Human Development; the World Health Organisation; the International Development Research Centre, Canada; UNFPA, Nigeria's National Research Fund; and the Lancet, among others. Through these diverse projects, she has demonstrated her expertise and commitment to advancing research in critical areas of human development. She is a fellow of the Demographic and Health Survey and the African Academy of Science. She is a member of many professional associations.
Research Interests
Social demography; family demography; population health; sexual and reproductive health; and gender
Qualifications
| Degree | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. Demography and Population Studies | University of Ibadan | 2012 |
| M.Sc. Sociology(Demography) | University of Ibadan | 1988 |
| B.Sc. Sociology | University of Calabar | 1986 |
Professional Qualification
Capacity Consulting Africa Limited. Lusaka, Zambia
National Universities Commission. Abuja, Nigeria
The DHS program/USAID. Antalya, Turkey
The DHS program/USAID. Accra, Ghana
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA on edX (online)
Federal University Oye-Ekiti
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) & Springer Nature, Canada
Department of Demography and social statistics, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC), Benin City, Nigeria
Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation, University of Benin
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Awards
African Academy of Science
Harvard University
Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Federal University Oye-Ekiti
• Fogarty International Centre and University of the Witwatersrand Research Centre
Grants
Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI), University of Benin, Nigeria
Thuthuka, National Research Foundation, South Africa
UNFPA
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
World Bank Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI), University of Benin, Nigeria.
Award to Women’s Health and Action Research Centre & other organisations
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)/IMCHA
Champions for Change, USA
National Research Foundation, South Africa
Membership of Professional Bodies
Paper Presentation - Local
3rd Faculty of Social Sciences International Conference, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
Population Association of Nigeria Conference/ Abuja, Nigeria
2nd Faculty of Social Science International Conference, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.
International conference, Faculty of Social Sciences, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
International conference, Faculty of Social Sciences, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
Regional workshop for the final dissemination of results of IMCHA research projects in the ECOWAS region, Abuja
Demographic Dividend for Africa’s Future Analysis Workshop, Federal University Oye-Ekiti
2nd Nigeria Academy of Scientific Conference
2nd Nigeria Academy of Scientific Conference
First Nigerian Academy of Science Conference. University of Lagos, Nigeria.
First Nigerian Academy of Science Conference. University of Lagos, Nigeria.
First Nigerian Academy of Science Conference. University of Lagos, Nigeria.
The Nigerian Research Days for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Conference. Abuja, Nigeria. Organiser: The West African Health Organisation and Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health
The 18th National Conference of Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Association (NASA), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun state, Nigeria
Seminar Series, Faculty of Humanities and Social sciences, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
The International Conference of the Feminist/Womanists Theorists at The Pastoral Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria.
The Population Association of Nigeria International Conference/ Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria
Paper Presentation - International
5th International Sociological Association (ISA) Forum of Sociology/ Rabat, Morocco
World Congress of Sociology, Melborne, Australia (Hybrid) organised by the International Sociological Association
World Congress of Sociology, Melborne, Australia (Hybrid) organised by the International Sociological Association
Population Association of America Conference.
Population Association of America Conference 2022 (Hybrid)
International Population Conference organised by IUSSP (Hybrid)
IV International Sociological Association (ISA) Forum of Sociology, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Virtual)
IV International Sociological Association (ISA) Forum of Sociology, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Virtual)
IUSSP Scientific Panel on Family Demography and Family Law International Seminar on Family Demography and Family Law around the World, IUSSP (Virtual)
26th Canadian conference on global health. (Virtual)
26th Canadian conference on global health. (Virtual)
26th Canadian conference on global health. (Virtual)
26th Canadian conference on global health. (Virtual)
Second seminar on “New and Emerging Family Forms around the World” organized by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) and the University of the Philippines. Queszon, Philippines
8th African Population Conference/ Entebe, Uganda
8th African Population Conference/ Entebe, Uganda
Women Deliver 2019 Conference/ Vancouver, B. C. Canada
2018 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP)/ Kigali, Rwanda. Organiser: The Government of Rwanda, represented by the Ministry of Health, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Third ECOWAS Forum on Best Health Practices/ Accra, Ghana. Organiser: The West African Health Organisation.
The 5th Global Symposium in Health Systems Research/ Liverpool, United Kingdom. Organiser: Health Systems Global.
The 5th Global Symposium in Health Systems Research/ Liverpool, United Kingdom. Organiser: Health Systems Global.
The 19th International Sociological Association (ISA) World Congress of Sociology/ Toronto, Canada. Organiser: International Sociological Association
The 19th International Sociological Association (ISA) World Congress of Sociology/ Toronto, Canada. Organiser: International Sociological Association
The 28th International Population Conference/ Cape Town, South Africa. Organiser: The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).
The 28th International Population Conference/ Cape Town, South Africa. Organiser: The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).
Family Demography and Post-2015 Development Agenda Conference / Johannesburg, South Africa. Organiser: Demography and Population Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Family Demography and Post-2015 Development Agenda Conference / Johannesburg, South Africa. Organiser: Demography and Population Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Family Demography and Post-2015 Development Agenda Conference / Johannesburg, South Africa. Organiser: Demography and Population Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
The 7th African Population Conference / Pretoria, South Africa. Organiser: Union for African Population Studies
International Seminar on Union Breakdown and Repartnering Around the World / Montreal, Canada. Organiser: IUSSP Scientific Committee on Nuptiality
Population Association of America (PAA) Conference / San Diego, USA. Organiser: Population Association of America.
Demography and Population Studies PopStudies Mini-Conference, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
The University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day and Postgraduate Expo
The 18th International Sociological Association (ISA) World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan
The 18th International Sociological Association (ISA) World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan
International Sociological Association (ISA) Second Forum of Sociology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
36. The Sixth African Population Conference, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Course Teaching
Population, Environment and Development
Population Theories, Patterns and Social Policy
Population and Reproductive Health
Population Growth, distribution and differentials
Family Demography
Research Methods in Demography and Social Statistics
Urban population and policy analysis
Population, Poverty and Social Policy
The Sociology of Mental Health
Comparative Health Care Systems
Business Research methods for executive Master’s in Business Administration
Research Methodology for Master’s in public administration
Research Methods, Doctoral programmes
Health Statistics and Data Analysis
Statistical methods in social standards
Advanced Research Methods for Social Standards
Introduction to Demography I & II
Introduction to Population Studies I & II
Introduction to Social Statistics I & II
Statistical Methods and Sources I & II
Social Aspects of Family Planning I & II
Research Methods in Population
Qualitative Methods in Demographic Studies
Population Policies and Population Planning
Population and Socioeconomic Development
Urban Systems
Data Collection and Analysis
Labour Force Concepts, Measurements and Problems
Demography of Nigeria
The Nature, Evolution and Organisation of Social Investigation
Population Theories
Population and Environment
Population Trends and Policies
Demography of Ageing
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Health Demography
Family Systems, Marriage and Population
Professional Skill
Selected Publications
Husband/partner involvement as a companion of choice during labor and childbirth in Nigeria: A qualitative study. International
Authors: Ntoimo, L.F.C., Onoh, V.I., Alex-Ojei, C.A., Adeoye, B.D., Adebayo, O.A., & Okonofua, F.E (2026).
Journal of Population Studies • 2026
Open publicationStrengthening data systems to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa. African Journal of Reproductive
Authors: Ntoimo, LFC & Okonofua FE
Heliyon • 2026
Open publicationInter-generational differentials in perceptions of intimate partner violence in Nigeria
Authors: Ntoimo TCI, Adeoye B, Ntoimo LFC
PLoS One • 2025
Open publicationWomen’s motivations for using traditional and faith-based birth attendants in urban South-West Nigeria
Authors: Alex-Ojei, C.A., Ntoimo, L.F.C. & Adedini, S.A.
Reproductive Health • 2025
Open publicationAssociation Between Antibiotic Exposure and the Risk of Male Infertility: A Case–Control Study
Authors: Okonofua, F.E.; Ntoimo, L.F.C.; Msagati, T.A.M.; Ayodeji, O.; Aziken, M.; Omonkhua, A.; Ohenhen,V.; Olafusi, C.; Alfred, M.O
Journal of Xenobiotics • 2025
Open publicationVariations in initiation of first antenatal care among women of reproductive age in subSaharan Africa: an event history analysis approach
Authors: Justin Dansou, Fidelia A. A. Dake, and Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo
Reproductive Health • 2025
Open publicationPublic Policy and Health System Responses to Diabetes Mellitus in Nigeria: A Call for Reform
Authors: Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Favour Ntoimo, Rosemary Ogu & Maradona Isikhuemen
Health Systems & Reform • 2025
Open publicationAssociation of Urinary Mycotoxins with Sperm Quality: A Case-Control Study in Southern Nigeria.
Authors: Okonofua FE, Ntoimo LFC, Unuabonah EI, Msagati TAM, Ayodeji O, Aziken M, Omonkhua A, Ohenhen V, Olafusi C, Alfred MO
Toxins • 2024
Open publicationPregnant and parenting adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Caroline W. Kabiru, Anthony Idowu Ajayi & Lorretta Ntoimo
Blog • 2024
Open publicationIncreasing women’s access to household environments free from air pollution during pregnancy.
Authors: Lorretta FC Ntoimo
Lancet Global health • 2024
Open publicationAssociation Between Urinary Parabens and Sperm Quality in Nigerian Men: A Case-Control Study
Authors: Okonofua, F. E., Ntoimo, L. F. C., Unuabonah, E., Msagati, T. A. M., Ekwo, M. C., Ayodeji, O. F., Aziken, M. E., Maduako, K. T., Onoh, V. I., Omonkhua, A., Ohenhen, V., Olafusi, C. O., & Alfred, M. O
International journal of general medicine • 2024
Open publicationAssociation of abruptio placentae with hypertension in pregnancy: Analysis of risk factors in Nigerian women. Reproductive, Female and Child Health.
Authors: Maradona Isikhuemen, Lorretta Ntoimo, Vivian Onoh, Nosakhare Idiagbonya, Michael Orhue, Friday Okonofua
Reproductive, Female and Child Health. • 2024
Open publicationApplying mobile technology to address gender-based violence in rural Nigeria: Experiences and perceptions of users and stakeholders
Authors: Okonofua, F., Adelekan, B., Goldson, E., Abubakar, Z., Mueller, U., Alayande, A., Ojogun, T., Ntoimo, L., Sanyaolu, O., & Omokaro, J
Health Systems & Reform • 2024
Performance evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 rapid diagnostic tests in Nigeria: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Omonkhua AA, Faneye A, Akinwande KS, Evaezi O, Shehu NY, Onayade A, … Lorretta Ntoimo et al
PLOS Global Public Health • 2024
Open publicationSerum Prolactin Levels and Clinical Featuresof Hyperprolactinaemia in Obese and Non- Obese Infertile Women in Kano, Northwest Nigeria: A Comparative Study
Authors: Omeje IJ, Takai IU, Sunday AE, Abdurrahman A, Ntoimo LFC, Ifanayajo OO.
Niger Med • 2024
Open publicationWhen you provide abortion services, you are looked upon as a bad guy”: experiences of abortion stigma by health providers in Nigeria
Authors: Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Ntoimo, Louise Bury, Suzanna Bright & Lesley Hoggart
Global Health Action • 2024
Open publicationImpact of Macro Measures of Education on Fertility in Nigeria: A Time Series Analysis.
Authors: Lorretta FC Ntoimo & Stella A. Mbah
Ife Social Sciences Review • 2024
Prevalence and socio-economic predictors of commuter unions in Nigeria.
Authors: Lorretta Ntoimo
Gusau Journal of Sociology • 2024
Open publicationTexting for life: a mobile phone application to connect pregnant women with emergency transport and obstetric care in rural Nigeria
Authors: Okonofua, F., Ntoimo, L., Johnson, E., Sombie, I., Ojuolape, S., Igboin, B., ... & Adeniran, J
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth • 2023
Open publicationPredictors of Lassa fever diagnosis in suspected cases reporting to health facilities in Nigeria.
Authors: Ochu, C. L., Ntoimo, L., Onoh, I., Okonofua, F., Meremikwu, M., Mba, S., ... & Adetifa, I
Scientific Reports • 2023
A qualitative investigation into pregnancy experiences and maternal healthcare utilisation among adolescent mothers in Nigeria.
Authors: Alex-Ojei, C. A., Odimegwu, C. O., & Ntoimo, L. F.
Reproductive Health • 2023
Seeking maternal health care in rural Nigeria: through the lens of negofeminism.
Authors: Udenigwe, O., Okonofua, F.E., Ntoimo, L.F.C. et al
Reproductive Health • 2023
Open publicationClients’ perspectives on the utilization of reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health services in primary health centers during COVID-19 pandemic in 10 States of Nigeria: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Adelekan, B., Goldson, E., C. Ntoimo, L. F., Adonri, O., Aliyu, Y., Onoja, M., Araoyinbo, I., Anakhuekha, E., Mueller, U., Ekwere, O., Inedu, M., Moruf, O., Swomen, G., Igboin, B., & Okonofua, F. E
PLoS One • 2023
Open publicationOutcome of interventions to improve the quality of intrapartum care in Nigeria’s referral hospitals: a quasi-experimental research design.
Authors: Okonofua, F., Ntoimo, L.F., Ekezue, B. et al
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth • 2023
Open publicationSub-national Analysis of Contraceptive Discontinuation among Women in Nigeria: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey.
Authors: Adedini, S. A., L. F. C. Ntoimo, and C. A. Alex-Ojei.
DHS Working Papers • 2023
Prevalence and determinants of condom use among the youth in Malawi: evidence from the 2015/16 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey.
Authors: Jimu, S.E., Ntoimo, L.F.C. & Okonofua, F.E
Reproductive Health • 2023
Open publicationHow Do Older Adults in a Sub-Saharan African Community Perceive and Cope With Their Disability? An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
Authors: Ani JI, Kezia B, Ntoimo LFC and Isiugo-Abanihe UC
International Journal of Public Health • 2023
Open publication. Factors Associated with the Change in Childhood Immunization Uptake in Nigeria: A Decomposition Analysis
Authors: Lorretta FC Ntoimo & Sunday Abatan
Ife Social Sciences Review • 2023
Knowledge, risk perceptions, and practices of rural women in Edo State, Nigeria towards COVID-19: Implications for disease control
Authors: Ntoimo Lorretta FC, Okonofua FE, Sanni Yaya and Imongan Wilson
Studies in Social Sciences • 2023
Why Women Utilize Traditional rather than Skilled Birth Attendants for Maternity Care in Rural Nigeria: Implications for Policies and Programs.
Authors: Ntoimo LFC, Okonofua FE, Ekwo C et al
Midwifery • 2022
Open publicationGender in African Demographic Research: A Scoping Review
Authors: Lorretta FC Ntoimo & Clifford O. Odimegwu
The Routledge Handbook of African Demography • 2022
Open publicationComparing the timeliness and adequacy of antenatal care uptake between women who married as child brides and adult brides in 20 sub-Saharan African countries
Authors: Sunday A. Adedini … Lorretta F. C. Ntoimo
PLoS One • 2022
Open publicationNtoimo Fostering sustainable malaria prevention and elimination in Africa (Editorial)
Authors: Friday Okonofua, Rose Ugiagbe Lorretta Ntoimo
African Journal of Reproductive Health • 2022
Effect of a multifaceted intervention on the utilisation of primary health for maternal and child health care in rural Nigeria: a quasi-experimental study.
Authors: Okonofua F, Ntoimo LF, Yaya S, et al
BMJ Open • 2022
Open publicationEngaging men in sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa: Call for research and interventions (Editorial).
Authors: Okonofua, F., & Ntoimo, L.
African Journal of Reproductive Health • 2022
Effects of multifaceted interventions to prevent and manage primary postpartum haemorrhage in referral hospitals: a quasi-experimental study in Nigeria
Authors: Okonofua FE, Ekezue B, Ntoimo LFC, et al.
BMJ Global Health • 2022
Open publicationMulti-sectorial dimensions of sexual and reproductive health: Implications for policies and programmes in Africa (Editorial)
Authors: Okonofua F & Ntoimo L
African Journal of Reproductive Health • 2022
Open publicationLocus of Control and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Maternal and Child Healthcare Services Utilization in Nigeria
Authors: Josephine Aikpitanyi, Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Ntoimo and Sandy Tubeu
Frontiers in Health Services • 2022
Open publicationCauses and Risk Factors for Male Infertility: A Scoping Review of Published Studies
Authors: Friday E. Okonofua, Lorretta FC Ntoimo, Akhere Omonkhua, Oladiran Ayodeji et al.
International Journal of General Medicine • 2022
Lived experiences of recovered COVID-19 persons in Nigeria: A phenomenological study
Authors: Okonofua, F. E., Ntoimo, L. F., Onoh, V. I., Omonkhua, A. A., Alex-Ojei, C. A., & Balogun, J
PLoS One • 2022
Understanding gender dynamics in mHealth interventions can enhance the sustainability of benefits of digital technology for maternal healthcare in rural Nigeria.
Authors: Udenigwe, O., Okonofua, F., Ntoimo, L. F., & Yaya, S.
Frontiers in Global Women's Health • 2022
Open publicationFamily size preferences among women in a union in Nigeria and associated factors.
Authors: Ntoimo, L. F. C.
International Journal of Population Studies • 2022
Open publicationDemand-side barriers to access and utilization of skilled birth care in low and lower-middle-income countries: A scoping review of evidence
Authors: Josephine Aikpitanyi, Friday Okonofua, Lorretta F.C. Ntoimo, and Sandy Tubeuf
African Journal of Reproductive Health • 2022
Open publicationExploring barriers and facilitators to integrated policy formulation and implementation of family planning and urban development programmes in Nigeria
Authors: Adedini SA, Mberu BU, Alex-Ojei CA & Ntoimo LFC.
Health Research Policy and Systems • 2022
Open publicationAssessment of Interventions in Primary Health Care for Improved Maternal, New-born and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
Authors: Okonofua, F. E., Ntoimo, L. F., Adejumo, O. A., Imongan, W., Ogu, R. N., & Anjorin, S. O
Sage Open • 2022
Enablers and barriers to the acceptability of mHealth for maternal healthcare in rural Edo, Nigeria
Authors: Udenigwe, O., Okonofua, F. E., Ntoimo, L. F. C., & Yaya, S
Dialogues in Health, • 2022
Open publicationEpidemiological trends of Lassa fever in Nigeria, 2018–2021
Authors: Dalhat, M. M., Olayinka, A., Meremikwu, M. M., Dan-Nwafor, C., Iniobong, A., Ntoimo, L. F., ... & Adetifa, I
PLoS One • 2022
Open publicationPerspectives of policymakers and health providers on barriers and facilitators to skilled pregnancy care: Findings from a qualitative study in rural Nigeria
Authors: Udenigwe O, Okonofua FE, Ntoimo LFC, Imongan W, Igboin, B & Yaya S
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth • 2021
Open publicationWho Owns a Child? Conflict of Culture and Human Right in the Dissolution of Customary Law Marriage in Nigeria
Authors: Lorretta Favour Chizomam Ntoimo & Favour Chukwunonyerem Ntoimo
Journal of Divorce & Remarriage • 2021
Open publicationExperience of Gender Based Violence by Internally Displaced Women in Southern Nigeria: A Cross Sectional Study
Authors: Oluwadamilola A Adejumo, Lorretta Ntoimo, Michael S. Odimayo et al
Journal of Interpersonal Violence • 2021
Open publicationBarriers to the use of insecticide-treated nets among under-five children in Nigeria.
Authors: Abatan SM, Ntoimo LFC & Shittu OR
Journal of the Population Association of Nigeria • 2021
Contraception in Africa: Is the global 2030 milestone attainable? (Editorial)
Authors: Lorretta Ntoimo
African Journal of Reproductive Health • 2021
Open publicationWe have either obsolete knowledge, obsolete equipment or obsolete skills”: policy-makers and clinical managers’ views on maternal health delivery in rural Nigeria.
Authors: Udenigwe O, Okonofua FE, Ntoimo LFC, et al.
Fam Med Com Health • 2021
Open publicationEffect of COVID-19 pandemic on provision of sexual and reproductive health services in primary health facilities in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Babatunde Adelekan, Erika Goldson … Lorretta Ntoimo et al
Reproductive Health • 2021
Open publicationBuilding community ownership of maternal and child health interventions in rural Nigeria: A community-based participatory approach
Authors: Lorretta Favour Chizomam Ntoimo, Igboin Brian, Chioma Ekwo, Sanni Yaya, Wilson Imongan, and Friday Ebhodaghe Okonofua
African Journal of Reproductive Health • 2021
Open publicationIntimate partner violence: A global challenge to sustainable development
Authors: Lorretta FC Ntoimo, Karl E. Eimuhi, Akhere Omonkhua and Friday E. Okonofua
African Journal of Reproductive Health • 2021
Open publicationRisk Assessment for COVID-19 Transmission at Household Level in Sub-Saharan Africa – Evidence from DHS
Authors: Makinde OA, Akinyemi JO, Ntoimo LF, et al
Genus • 2021
Open publicationCriminal Activities in Nigeria: Does Mother’s Marital Status Matter?
Authors: Lorretta Favour Chizomam Ntoimo, Bob Charlestine Elwange, Babatunde Gbadebo, & Favour Chukwunonyerem Ntoimo
Wilberforce Journal of the Social Sciences • 2021
Open publicationAssessment of service readiness for maternity care in primary health centres in rural Nigeria: implications for service improvement
Authors: Lorretta Favour Chizomam Ntoimo et al.
. Pan African Medical Journal • 2021
Open publicationOutcome of multifaceted interventions for improving the quality of antenatal care in Nigerian referral hospitals
Authors: Okonofua, F. E., Ntoimo, L. F. C., Ekezue, B., Ohenhen, V., Agholor, K., Gana, M., Igboin, B., Ekwo, C., Imongan, W., Galadanci, H., & Ogu, R
Reproductive Health • 2020
Open publicationScreening, Vaccination, and Referrals as Viral Hepatitis Elimination Triad Among Internally Displaced Persons in Edo State, Nigeria
Authors: Michael S. Odimayo, Wasiu O. Adebimpe, Yemisi Jeff-Agboola … Lorretta Ntoimo, Friday Okonofua
Clinical Liver Disease • 2020
Open publicationCommunity perceptions on causes of high dizygotic twinning rate in Igbo-Ora, South-west Nigeria: A qualitative study
Authors: Omonkhua A, Okonofua FE, Ntoimo LFC, Aruomaren AI, Adebayo AM, Nwuba R.
PLoS One • 2020
Open publicationAssessment of the Quality of Antenatal and Postnatal Care Services in Primary Health Centres in Rural Nigeria
Authors: Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Friday E. Okonofua, Sanni Yaya, Wilson Imongan, Blessing Omorodion and Julius Ogungbangbe
The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology • 2020
Open publicationOutcomes of a multifaceted intervention to improve maternal satisfaction with care in secondary hospitals in Nigeria
Authors: Friday E. Okonofua, Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Bola F. Ekezue, Victor Ohenhen, Kingsley Agholor, Brian Igboin, Kenneth Maduak, Wilson Imongan, Yagana Gidago, Hadiza Galadanci & Rosemary Ogu
Global Health Action • 2020
Open publicationDeepening interdisciplinarity in scientific research for impact and development (Editorial).
Authors: Friday Okonofua, Akhere Omonkhua, and Lorretta Ntoimo
The Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science • 2020
The Use of Qualitative Data Analysis Software
Authors: Ntoimo LFC
Contemporary Issues in Social Research edited by Jegede Ayodele Samuel and Isiugo-Abahihe Uche Charlie. Ibadan University Press. Pp 657-667 • 2020
Outcome of the US presidential elections: Reforming the agenda for reproductive health and women’s rights
Authors: Okonofua, F., Eimuhi, K., Omonkhua, A., Ntoimo, L., Balogun, J., Wallis, A. B., Ramalepa, T. N., Ramukumba, T. S., Masala-Chokwe, M. E., & Unumeri, G. O.
African Journal of Reproductive Health • 2020
Influence of women’s empowerment indices on the utilization of skilled maternity care: evidence from rural Nigeria.
Authors: Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Friday E. Okonofua, Josephine Aikpitanyi, Sanni Yaya, Ermel Johnson, Issiaka Sombie, Olabisi Aina and Wilson Imongan
Journal of Biosocial Science • 2020
Open publicationGender Differential and Social Determinants on Treatments of Tuberculosis/HIV Co-Infected Patients
Authors: Abatan S.M., Ogungbola O.O., Ntoimo L.F.C., Oyenuga I.F, and Mustapha G.A
Kebbi Journal of Economics and Social Sciences (KJESS) • 2019
Tobacco use among men in sub-Saharan Africa: Does family structure matter? In Jon Anson, Walter Bartl, Andrzej Kulczycki (Eds)
Authors: Ntoimo LFC, Odimegwu CO & Alex-Ojei AC
Studies in the Sociology of Population: International Perspectives • 2019
Assessing the knowledge and Skills on Emergency Obstetric Care among Health Providers: Implications for health systems strengthening in Nigeria
Authors: Okonofua FE, Ntoimo LFC, Ogu R, Galadanci H, Mohammed G, Adetoye D; Abe E, Okike O; Agholor K, Abdus-salam R, Randawa A. Abdullahi H. Daneji M.S, Omo-Omorodion Blessing I
PLoS One • 2019
Open publicationGender Inequity as Barrier to Women’s Access to Skilled Pregnancy care in Rural Nigeria: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Yaya S. Okonofua FE, Ntoimo LF, Udenige O, Bishwajit G
International Health • 2019
Open publicationFamily Structure, Women Autonomy and Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services in Nigeria
Authors: Ntoimo, L. F. C., & Odusina, E. K.
In Ezebunwa Nwokocha & Olufunke Fayehun (Eds) Concise Demography of Nigeria: A Festchrift for Prof Uche Isiugo-Abanihe (pp. 124–143). Ibadan, Nigeria: BumbleBee Publishing. • 2019
Why rural women do not use primary health centres for pregnancy care: Evidence from a qualitative study in Nigeria.
Authors: Ntoimo, L. F.C, Okonofua, F. E., Igboin, B., Ekwo, C., Imongan, W., & Yaya, S.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth • 2019
Open publicationMen’s perception of barriers to women’s use and access of skilled pregnancy care in rural Nigeria: a qualitative study
Authors: Yaya, S., Okonofua, F., Ntoimo, L., Udenigwe, O., & Bishwajit, G.
Reproductive Health • 2019
Union Dissolution—Divorce, Separation and Widowhood in sub-Saharan Africa: Trends, Patterns, and Determinants. In Odimegwu CO (Ed) Family Demography and Post-2015 Development Agenda in Africa
Authors: Adedini SA, Odimegwu, CO, Somefun O and Ntoimo LFC
Springer International Publishing, Netherlands • 2019
Theoretical perspectives on Family Research. (2019). In Odimegwu CO (Ed) Family Demography and Post-2015 Development Agenda in Africa
Authors: Ntoimo LFC. & Odimegwu CO
Springer International Publishing, Netherlands. • 2019
Demography of Single Parenthood in Africa: Patterns, Determinants and Consequences
Authors: Ntoimo LFC & Mutanda N.
Springer International Publishing, Netherlands. • 2019
A qualitative study of community elders’ perceptions about the underutilization of formal maternal care and maternal death in rural Nigeria.
Authors: Fantaye, A. W., Okonofua, F., Ntoimo, L., & Yaya, S.
Reproductive Health • 2019
Open publicationCharacteristics of men who engage in cross-generational sexual behaviour in Nigeria.
Authors: Alex-Ojei, C.A. de Wet, N., Ntoimo, L.F.
Journal of Biosocial Science • 2019
Open publicationMaternal death review and surveillance: The case of Central Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.
Authors: Aikpitanyi J, Ohenhen V, Ugbodaga P, Ojemhen B, Omo-Omorodion BI, Ntoimo LFC, et al
PLoS One • 2019
Open publicationPrevalence and determinants of stillbirth in Nigerian referral hospitals: a multicentre study
Authors: Okonofua, F. E., Ntoimo, L. F. C., Ogu, R., Galadanci, H., Mohammed, G., Adetoye, D., ... & Randawa, A
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth • 2019
Where do delays occur when women receive antenatal care in referral hospitals in Nigeria? A client flow multi-site study
Authors: Okonofua FE, Ogu RN, Ntoimo LF, Gana M, Okike O, Durodola A, et a
Ghana Medical Journal • 2018
Open publicationIncreasing women’s access to skilled pregnancy care to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in rural Edo State, Nigeria: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Sanni Y, Okonofua F, Ntoimo L, Kadio B, Deuboue R, Imongan W, Balami W.
Global Health Research and Policy • 2018
Open publicationPredictors of Women’s Utilization of Primary Health Care for Skilled Pregnancy Care in Rural Nigeria
Authors: Okonofua FE, Ntoimo LF, Ogungbangbe J, Anjorin S., Imongan W, Sanni Y
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth • 2018
Open publicationPhoto Gallery / Picture Evidence
