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  1. Understanding Unmet Healthcare Needs in Nigeria: Implications for Universal Health Coverage

    Article • Health Services Insights, March 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  2. Epidemic preparedness and response capacity against infectious disease outbreaks in 186 countries, 2018–2022

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  3. Epidemic preparedness and response capacity against infectious disease outbreaks in 186 countries

    Article • May 2024, Research Square

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  4. Evaluating health systems’ efficiency towards universal health coverage: A data envelopment analysis

    Article • INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, January 2024, SAGE Publications

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  5. Direct Effect of Iron Deficiency Independent of Anemia on Adverse Perinatal Outcomes- a Scoping Review

    Article • Blood, November 2023, American Society of Hematology

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  6. Impact of community-based health insurance in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • PLOS One, June 2023, PLOS

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  7. Factors associated with catastrophic health expenditure in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

    Article • PLOS One, October 2022, PLOS

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  8. Catastrophic health expenditure in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Bulletin of the World Health Organization, May 2022, WHO Press

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  9. Tranexamic acid for reducing blood loss following vaginal delivery: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  10. Interpregnancy interval after a miscarriage and obstetric outcomes in the subsequent pregnancy in a low-income setting, Nigeria: A cohort study

    Article • SAGE Open Medicine, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr Joseph Tochukwu Enebe

  11. Fetal and maternal outcome of higher-order multiple pregnancies in a tertiary hospital: A 5-year single-center observational study from Nigeria

    Article • SAGE Open Medicine, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  12. Profiling cervical ripening for induction of labour with Foley’s balloon catheter in Ebonyi state, Nigeria: a randomized controlled trial

    Article • International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, December 2021, Medip Academy

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  13. Burns in pregnancy: Five-year experience in a tertiary hospital in southeastern Nigeria

    Article • Malawi Medical Journal, September 2021, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  14. Short message service (SMS) reminders for childhood immunisation in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMJ Global Health, July 2021, BMJ

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  15. Factors associated with incomplete immunisation in children aged 12–23 months at subnational level, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2021, BMJ

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  16. Preoperative vaginal cleansing with chlorhexidine solution in preventing post‐cesarean section infections in a low resource setting: A randomized controlled trial

    Article • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  17. Association and Determinants of Decision-Delivery Interval of Emergency Caesarean Sections and Perinatal Outcome in a Tertiary Institution

    Article • JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, January 2021, JCDR Research and Publications

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  18. Perception and attitudinal factors contributing to periodic deworming of preschool children in an urban slum, Nigeria

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  19. Morbidities & outcomes of a neonatal intensive care unit in a complex humanitarian conflict setting, Hajjah Yemen: 2017-2018

    Article • Conflict and Health, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  20. A community-based assessment of the perception and involvement of male partners in maternity care in Benin-City, Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  21. Perinatal outcomes of babies delivered by second-stage Caesarean section versus vacuum extraction in a resource-poor setting, Nigeria – a retrospective analysis

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  22. Efficacy of nifedipine versus hydralazine in the management of severe hypertension in pregnancy: A randomised controlled trial

    Article • Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, January 2020, Medknow

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  23. Birth preparedness and complication readiness among women of reproductive age group in Abakaliki, Southeast Nigeria

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, January 2020, Medknow

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  24. Association between time of delivery and poor perinatal outcomes -An evaluation of deliveries in a tertiary hospital, South-east Nigeria

    Article • PLOS One, June 2019, PLOS

    OSAHENI LUCKY LAWANI, Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  25. Perception and Socio-cultural Barriers to the Acceptance of Caesarean Delivery in A Tertiary Hospital in Abakaliki, South East Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health and Reproduction Sciences, September 2018, International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  26. Epidural Analgesia for Management of Labour Pain: Determinants and Deterrents Among Obstetricians in Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health and Reproduction Sciences, August 2018, International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Johnbosco Emmanuel Mamah

  27. Utilisation of preconception care services and determinants of poor uptake among a cohort of women in Abakaliki Southeast Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr Leonard Ogbonna Ajah, Dr AZUBUIKE KANARIO ONYEBUCHI, OSAHENI LUCKY LAWANI, Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  28. Women’s Views on Routine Antenatal Ultrasound Scan in a Low Resource Nigerian Setting

    Article • JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, January 2018, JCDR Research and Publications

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  29. Declining Rate of Operative Vaginal Deliveries in Nigeria

    Article • Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 2018, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Johnbosco Emmanuel Mamah

  30. Experiences and challenges of gynecological endoscopy in a low-resource setting, Southeast Nigeria

    Article • Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, January 2018, Medknow

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  31. Perceptions and practice of epidural analgesia among women attending antenatal clinic in FETHA

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health, December 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr fidelis A Onu, Johnbosco Mamah, OSAHENI LUCKY LAWANI, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Johnbosco Emmanuel Mamah

  32. Evaluation of obstetricians’ surgical decision making in the management of uterine rupture

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  33. Effect of treatment with single total-dose intravenous iron versus daily oral iron(III)-hydroxide polymaltose on moderate puerperal iron-deficiency anemia

    Article • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, May 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr Leonard Ogbonna Ajah

  34. Attitude of Reproductive Healthcare Providers to Prenatal Diagnosis in a Low Resource Nigerian Setting

    Article • JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, January 2017, JCDR Research and Publications

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  35. Awareness of Obstetric Vesicovaginal Fistula among Pregnant Women in a Rural Hospital

    Article • Advances in Reproductive Sciences, January 2017, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  36. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Healthcare Managers to Medical Waste Management and Occupational Safety Practices: Findings from Southeast Nigeria

    Article • JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, January 2017, JCDR Research and Publications

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Johnbosco Emmanuel Mamah

  37. Perception of Caesarean Section among Pregnant Women in a Rural Missionary Hospital

    Article • Advances in Reproductive Sciences, January 2017, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  38. Obstetric morbidity and socio-cultural predictors of ruptured uterus among women in Southeast Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, September 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  39. Obstetric benefits of health insurance: A comparative analysis of obstetric indices and outcome of enrollees and non-enrollees in southeast Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, May 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  40. The Feto-Maternal Outcome of Preeclampsia with Severe Features and Eclampsia in Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria

    Article • JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, January 2016, JCDR Research and Publications

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  41. Rates and determinants of peripartum and puerperal anemia in Enugu, Nigeria

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, January 2016, Medknow

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  42. Adolescent reproductive health challenges among schoolgirls in southeast Nigeria: role of knowledge of menstrual pattern and contraceptive adherence

    Article • Patient Preference and Adherence, August 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Leonard Ogbonna Ajah, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE

  43. A 10-year appraisal of cesarean delivery and the associated fetal and maternal outcomes at a teaching hospital in southeast Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Robinson Chukwudi Onoh, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE

  44. Evaluation of clinical breast examination and breast ultrasonography among pregnant women in Abakaliki, Nigeria

    Article • OncoTargets and Therapy, May 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Leonard Ogbonna Ajah, Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  45. Contraceptive prevalence and preference in a cohort of south–east Nigerian women

    Article • Patient Preference and Adherence, May 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Robinson Chukwudi Onoh, Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr Dimejesi Ikechukwu Benedict Okechukwu, Dr Egede Okafor John, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, OSAHENI LUCKY LAWANI

  46. Knowledge and attitude toward interdisciplinary team working among obstetricians and gynecologists in teaching hospitals in South East Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, May 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr George Onyemaechi Ugwu, Dr Leonard Ogbonna Ajah

  47. Hysterosalpingography: Still relevant in the evaluation of infertility in the Niger Delta

    Article • International Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research, April 2015, Michael Joanna Publications

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  48. Contraceptive practice after surgical repair of obstetric fistula in southeast Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  49. Poor availability of skilled birth attendants in Nigeria: A case study of Enugu state primary health care system

    Article • Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, January 2015, Medknow

    Dr Vincent A ONODUGO, Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  50. Maternal risk factors for singleton preterm births and survival at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, January 2015, Medknow

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  51. Predictors of anemia in pregnancy among pregnant women accessing antenatal care in a poor resource setting in South Eastern Nigeria

    Article • Sahel Medical Journal, January 2015, Medknow

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  52. The preference and practice of Nigerian obstetricians regarding focused versus standard models of prenatal care

    Article • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  53. Cytologic surveillance versus immediate colposcopy for women with a cervical smear diagnosis of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion in a poor setting in Nigeria

    Article • OncoTargets and Therapy, November 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Leonard Ogbonna Ajah, Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  54. Clinical management and therapeutic outcome of infertile couples in southeast Nigeria

    Article • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  55. Perception of assent in biomedical research among medical specialists and trainees in Abakaliki, Nigeria

    Article • Adolescent Health Medicine and Therapeutics, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr Robinson Chukwudi Onoh, Professor Odidika Ugochukwu Joannes Umeora

  56. Prevalence and perinatal mortality associated with preterm births in a tertiary medical center in South East Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  57. Correlates of poor perinatal outcomes in non-hospital births in the context of weak health system: the Nigerian experience

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robinson Chukwudi Onoh, Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  58. Seroprevalence and correlates of human T-cell lymphoma/leukemia virus type 1 antibodies among pregnant women at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health, September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr Robinson Chukwudi Onoh

  59. Determinants of decision-to-intervention time in the management and therapeutic outcome of emergency gynecological surgeries in south east Nigeria

    Article • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, July 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr AZUBUIKE KANARIO ONYEBUCHI, Dr Leonard Ogbonna Ajah, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr Robinson Chukwudi Onoh

  60. Peer-driven contraceptive choices and preferences for contraceptive methods among students of tertiary educational institutions in Enugu, Nigeria

    Article • Patient Preference and Adherence, July 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr George Onyemaechi Ugwu, Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr Leonard Ogbonna Ajah

  61. Views of Nigerian gynecologists on the need to establish and implement early pregnancy assessment units (EPAUs) in Nigerian hospitals

    Article • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr Robinson Chukwudi Onoh, Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  62. Obstetric analgesia for vaginal birth in contemporary obstetrics: a survey of the practice of obstetricians in Nigeria

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  63. Adherence to intermittent preventive treatment for malaria with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and outcome of pregnancy among parturients in South East Nigeria

    Article • Patient Preference and Adherence, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr AZUBUIKE KANARIO ONYEBUCHI, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr Robinson Chukwudi Onoh

  64. Comparison of outcomes between operative vaginal deliveries and spontaneous vaginal deliveries in southeast Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, March 2014, Wiley

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  65. Dual method use for protection of pregnancy and disease prevention among HIV-infected women in South East Nigeria

    Article • BMC Women s Health, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  66. The challenges of adherence to infant feeding choices in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infections in South East Nigeria

    Article • Patient Preference and Adherence, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr AZUBUIKE KANARIO ONYEBUCHI, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr Robinson Chukwudi Onoh

  67. Female genital mutilation and efforts to achieve Millennium Development Goals 3, 4, and 5 in southeast Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, February 2014, Wiley

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  68. Challenges associated with the management of gynecological cancers in a tertiary hospital in South East Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr AZUBUIKE KANARIO ONYEBUCHI, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr George Onyemaechi Ugwu

  69. Obstetric Outcome and Significance of Labour Induction in a Health Resource Poor Setting

    Article • Obstetrics and Gynecology International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  70. Risks associated with subsequent pregnancy after one caesarean section: A prospective cohort study in a Nigerian obstetric population

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, January 2014, Medknow

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  71. Ethical aspects of obstetric care: expectations and experiences of patients in South East Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr AZUBUIKE KANARIO ONYEBUCHI, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr George Onyemaechi Ugwu

  72. Retrospective cohort study of the effects of obesity in early pregnancy on maternal weight gain and obstetric outcomes in an obstetric population in Africa

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health, August 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr AZUBUIKE KANARIO ONYEBUCHI, Dr Osaheni L Lawani, Dr George Onyemaechi Ugwu

  73. Ectopic pregnancy: a life-threatening gynecological emergency

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health, August 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  74. Blood transfusion trends in obstetrics at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health, July 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY IYOKE, Dr AZUBUIKE KANARIO ONYEBUCHI, Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  75. Prevalence, pattern and consequences of intimate partner violence during pregnancy at Abakaliki Southeast Nigeria

    Article • Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, January 2013, Medknow

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani

  76. Trends in complicated illegally induced abortion in a low-resource Nigerian setting

    Article • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, December 2009, Wiley

    Dr Osaheni L Lawani