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Ucheoma C. Nwaozuru PhD

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionWake Forest School of Medicine
DepartmentImplementation Science (Public Health Sciences)
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    1. Tahlil KM, Nwaozuru U, Conserve DF, Onyeama UF, Ojo V, Day S, Ong JJ, Tang W, Rosenberg NE, Gbajabiamila T, Nkengasong S, Obiezu-Umeh C, Oladele D, Iwelunmor J, Ezechi O, Tucker JD. Crowdsourcing to support training for public health: A scoping review. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(7):e0002202. PMID: 37494311.
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    2. Idigbe I, Gbaja-Biamila T, Asuquo S, Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Tahlil KM, Musa AZ, Oladele D, Kapogiannis B, Tucker J, Iwelunmor J, Ezechi O. Using a Designathon to Develop an HIV Self-Testing Intervention to Improve Linkage to Care Among Youths in Nigeria: Qualitative Approach Based on a Participatory Research Action Framework. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Jun 29; 7:e38528. PMID: 37384385.
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    3. Oladele DA, Odusola AO, Odubela O, Nwaozuru U, Calvin C, Musa Z, Idigbe I, Nwakwo C, Odejobi Y, Aifah A, Kanneh N, Mishra S, Onakomaiya D, Iwelunmor J, Ogedegbe O, Ezechi O. Training primary healthcare workers on a task-strengthening strategy for integrating hypertension management into HIV care in Nigeria: implementation strategies, knowledge uptake, and lessons learned. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Jun 21; 23(1):673. PMID: 37344869.
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    4. Iwelunmor J, Ogedegbe G, Dulli L, Aifah A, Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Onakomaiya D, Rakhra A, Mishra S, Colvin CL, Adeoti E, Badejo O, Murray K, Uguru H, Shedul G, Hade EM, Henry D, Igbong A, Lew D, Bansal GP, Ojji D. Organizational readiness to implement task-strengthening strategy for hypertension management among people living with HIV in Nigeria. Implement Sci Commun. 2023 May 04; 4(1):47. PMID: 37143131.
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    5. Iwelunmor J, Ezechi O, Obiezu-Umeh C, Gbaja-Biamila T, Musa AZ, Nwaozuru U, Obasi N, Ojo V, Xian H, Oladele D, Airhihenbuwa CO, Muessig K, Rosenberg N, Conserve DF, Ong JJ, Nkengasong S, Tahlil KM, BeLue R, Engelhart A, Mason S, Tang W, Ogedegbe G, Tucker JD. Tracking adaptation strategies of an HIV prevention intervention among youth in Nigeria: a theoretically informed case study analysis of the 4 Youth by Youth Project. Implement Sci Commun. 2023 Apr 26; 4(1):44. PMID: 37101190.
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    6. Iwelunmor J, Tucker JD, Ezechi O, Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Gbaja-Biamila T, Oladele D, Musa AZ, Airhihenbuwa CO. Sustaining HIV Research in Resource-Limited Settings Using PLAN (People, Learning, Adapting, Nurturing): Evidence from the 4 Youth by Youth Project in Nigeria. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2023 Apr; 20(2):111-120. PMID: 36988831.
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    7. Engelhart A, Mason S, Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Carter V, Shato T, Gbaja-Biamila T, Oladele D, Iwelunmor J. Sustainability of breastfeeding interventions to reduce child mortality rates in low, middle-income countries: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Front Health Serv. 2022; 2:889390. PMID: 36925780.
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    8. Tahlil KM, Rachal L, Gbajabiamila T, Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Hlatshwako T, Tembo M, Willis N, Nyagog CO, Vorkoper S, Sturke R, Rosenberg NE, Ojo V, Moses I, Ahmed N, Beima-Sofie K, Roberts ST, Kateera B, Namisoke-Magongo E, Mbizvo MT, Iwelunmor J, Ezechi O, Tucker JD. Assessing Engagement of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) in HIV Research: A Multi-method Analysis of a Crowdsourcing Open Call and Typology of AYA Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS Behav. 2023 May; 27(Suppl 1):116-127. PMID: 35829970.
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    9. Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Diallo H, Graham D, Whembolua GL, Bourgeau MJ, Ritchwood TD, Nelson LE, Shato T, Mathews A, Moise R, Ward MC, Raude J, Ahonkhai AA, Young DJ, Conserve DF. Perceptions of COVID-19 self-testing and recommendations for implementation and scale-up among Black/African Americans: implications for the COVID-19 STEP project. BMC Public Health. 2022 Jun 20; 22(1):1220. PMID: 35725400.
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    10. Mason S, Ezechi OC, Obiezu-Umeh C, Nwaozuru U, BeLue R, Airhihenbuwa C, Gbaja-Biamila T, Oladele D, Musa AZ, Modi K, Parker J, Uzoaru F, Engelhart A, Tucker J, Iwelunmor J. Understanding factors that promote uptake of HIV self-testing among young people in Nigeria: Framing youth narratives using the PEN-3 cultural model. PLoS One. 2022; 17(6):e0268945. PMID: 35657809.
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    11. Iwelunmor J, Ezechi O, Obiezu-Umeh C, Oladele D, Nwaozuru U, Aifah A, Gyamfi J, Gbajabiamila T, Musa AZ, Onakomaiya D, Rakhra A, Jiyuan H, Odubela O, Idigbe I, Engelhart A, Tayo BO, Ogedegbe G. Factors influencing the integration of evidence-based task-strengthening strategies for hypertension control within HIV clinics in Nigeria. Implement Sci Commun. 2022 Apr 15; 3(1):43. PMID: 35428342.
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    12. Donenberg GR, Merrill KG, Obiezu-Umeh C, Nwaozuru U, Blachman-Demner D, Subramanian S, Fournier A, Iwelunmor J. Harmonizing Implementation and Outcome Data Across HIV Prevention and Care Studies in Resource-Constrained Settings. Glob Implement Res Appl. 2022; 2(2):166-177. PMID: 35411334.
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    13. Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Diallo H, Graham D, Whembolua GL, Bourgeau MJ, Ritchwood T, Nelson LE, Shato T, Mathews A, Moise R, Ward MC, Raude J, Ahonkhai AA, Young DJ, Conserve DF. Perceptions of COVID-19 Self-Testing and Recommendations for Implementation and Scale up Among Black/African Americans: Implications for the COVID-19 STEP Project. Res Sq. 2022 Feb 21. PMID: 35194597.
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    14. Ezeonwumelu IJ, Obijiaku IJ, Ogbueche CM. Healthcare provider-to-patient perspectives on the uptake of teleconsultation services in the Nigerian healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic era. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022; 2(2):e0000189. PMID: 36962178.
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    15. Iwelunmor J, Ezechi O, Obiezu-Umeh C, Gbaja-Biamila T, Musa AZ, Nwaozuru U, Xian H, Oladele D, Airhihenbuwa CO, Muessig K, Rosenberg N, Conserve DF, Ong JJ, Nkengasong S, Day S, Tahlil KM, BeLue R, Mason S, Tang W, Ogedegbe G, Tucker JD. Enhancing HIV Self-Testing Among Nigerian Youth: Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of the 4 Youth by Youth Study Using Crowdsourced Youth-Led Strategies. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2022 Feb; 36(2):64-72. PMID: 35147463.
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    16. Iwelunmor J, Folayan MO, Nwaozuru U, Ezechi O. Editorial: Young People's Sexual and Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Bridging the Research-to-Practice Gap. Front Reprod Health. 2021; 3:820142. PMID: 36304026.
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    17. Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Obi-Jeff C, Shato T, Gbaja-Biamila T, Oladele D, Idigbe I, Tucker J, Ezechi O, Iwelunmor J. A systematic review of randomized control trials of HPV self-collection studies among women in sub-Saharan Africa using the RE-AIM framework. Implement Sci Commun. 2021 Dec 15; 2(1):138. PMID: 34911573.
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    18. Nwaozuru U, Tijani W, Gbajabiamila T, Obiezu-Umeh C, Uzoaru F, Ezechi O, Musa AZ, Curley J, BeLue R, Iwelunmor J. Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to Participating in a Combination Income-Generating HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study. Front Reprod Health. 2021; 3:560908. PMID: 36304036.
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    19. Oladele D, Iwelunmor J, Gbajabiamila T, Obiezu-Umeh C, Okwuzu JO, Nwaozuru U, Musa AZ, Idigbe I, Tahlil K, Tang W, Conserve DF, Rosenberg NE, David AN, Tucker J, Ezechi O. The 4 Youth By Youth mHealth Photo Verification App for HIV Self-testing in Nigeria: Qualitative Analysis of User Experiences. JMIR Form Res. 2021 Nov 17; 5(11):e25824. PMID: 34787579.
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    20. Iwelunmor J, Tucker JD, Obiezu-Umeh C, Gbaja-Biamila T, Oladele D, Nwaozuru U, Musa AZ, Airhihenbuwa CO, Muessig K, Rosenberg N, BeLue R, Xian H, Conserve DF, Ong JJ, Zhang L, Curley J, Nkengasong S, Mason S, Tang W, Bayus B, Ogedegbe G, Ezechi O. The 4 Youth by Youth (4YBY) pragmatic trial to enhance HIV self-testing uptake and sustainability: Study protocol in Nigeria. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Mar; 114:106628. PMID: 34800699.
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    21. Aifah AA, Odubela O, Rakhra A, Onakomaiya D, Hu J, Nwaozuru U, Oladele DA, Odusola AO, Idigbe I, Musa AZ, Akere A, Tayo B, Ogedegbe G, Iwelunmor J, Ezechi O. Integration of a task strengthening strategy for hypertension management into HIV care in Nigeria: a cluster randomized controlled trial study protocol. Implement Sci. 2021 Nov 16; 16(1):96. PMID: 34789277.
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    22. Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Shato T, Uzoaru F, Mason S, Carter V, Manu S, Modi K, Parker J, Ezechi O, Iwelunmor J. Mobile health interventions for HIV/STI prevention among youth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review of studies reporting implementation outcomes. Implement Sci Commun. 2021 Nov 06; 2(1):126. PMID: 34742357.
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    23. Nwaozuru U, Shato T, Obiezu-Umeh C, Uzoaru F, Mason S, Gyamfi J, Iwelunmor J. HIV testing and ethnicity among adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 years in Ghana: what really matters? J Biosoc Sci. 2022 Sep; 54(5):812-828. PMID: 34511162.
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    24. Obiezu-Umeh C, Nwaozuru U, Mason S, Gbaja-Biamila T, Oladele D, Ezechi O, Iwelunmor J. Implementation Strategies to Enhance Youth-Friendly Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. Front Reprod Health. 2021; 3:684081. PMID: 36304027.
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    25. Uzoaru F, Nwaozuru U, Ong JJ, Obi F, Obiezu-Umeh C, Tucker JD, Shato T, Mason SL, Carter V, Manu S, BeLue R, Ezechi O, Iwelunmor J. Costs of implementing community-based intervention for HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Implement Sci Commun. 2021 Jul 05; 2(1):73. PMID: 34225820.
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    26. Tahlil KM, Obiezu-Umeh C, Gbajabiamila T, Nwaozuru U, Oladele D, Musa AZ, Idigbe I, Okwuzu J, David AN, Bamidele TA, Airhihenbuwa CO, Rosenberg NE, Tang W, Ong JJ, Conserve DF, Iwelunmor J, Ezechi O, Tucker JD. A designathon to co-create community-driven HIV self-testing services for Nigerian youth: findings from a participatory event. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 May 31; 21(1):505. PMID: 34059014.
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    27. Ong JJ, Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Airhihenbuwa C, Xian H, Terris-Prestholt F, Gbajabiamila T, Musa AZ, Oladele D, Idigbe I, David A, Okwuzu J, Bamidele T, Iwelunmor J, Tucker JD, Ezechi O. Designing HIV Testing and Self-Testing Services for Young People in Nigeria: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Patient. 2021 Nov; 14(6):815-826. PMID: 33942248.
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    28. Shato T, Nabunya P, Byansi W, Nwaozuru U, Okumu M, Mutumba M, Brathwaite R, Damulira C, Namuwonge F, Bahar OS, Neilands TB, Ssewamala FM. Family Economic Empowerment, Family Social Support, and Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Uganda: The Suubi+Adherence Study. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Sep; 69(3):406-413. PMID: 33812750.
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    29. Asuquo SE, Tahlil KM, Muessig KE, Conserve DF, Igbokwe MA, Chima KP, Nwanunu EC, Elijah LP, Day S, Rosenberg NE, Ong JJ, Nkengasong S, Tang W, Obiezu-Umeh C, Nwaozuru U, Merino Y, Gbaja-Biamila T, Oladele D, Iwelunmor J, Ezechi O, Tucker JD. Youth engagement in HIV prevention intervention research in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 Feb; 24(2):e25666. PMID: 33569913.
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    30. Obiezu-Umeh C, Gbajabiamila T, Ezechi O, Nwaozuru U, Ong JJ, Idigbe I, Oladele D, Musa AZ, Uzoaru F, Airhihenbuwa C, Tucker JD, Iwelunmor J. Young people's preferences for HIV self-testing services in Nigeria: a qualitative analysis. BMC Public Health. 2021 Jan 07; 21(1):67. PMID: 33413246.
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    31. Nwaozuru U, Tahlil KM, Obiezu-Umeh C, Gbaja-Biamila T, Asuquo SE, Idigbe I, BeLue R, Oladele D, Muessig KE, Rosenberg NE, Ong JJ, Musa AZ, Tang W, Ezechi O, Iwelunmor J, Tucker JD. Tailoring youth-friendly health services in Nigeria: a mixed-methods analysis of a designathon approach. Glob Health Action. 2021 Jan 01; 14(1):1985761. PMID: 34904539.
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    32. Nwaozuru U, Ezepue C, Iwelunmor J, Obiezu-Umeh C, Uzoaru F, Tshiswaka DI, Okubadejo N, Edgell R, Ezechi O, Gbajabiamila T, Musa AZ, Oladele D, Ogedegbe O, Williams O. Addressing Stroke Literacy in Nigeria Through Music: A Qualitative Study of Community Perspectives. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Dec; 29(12):105312. PMID: 33254374.
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    33. Aifah A, Onakomaiya D, Iwelunmor J, Oladele D, Gbajabiamila T, Obiezu-Umeh C, Nwaozuru U, Musa AZ, Ezechi O, Ogedegbe G. Nurses' perceptions on implementing a task-shifting/sharing strategy for hypertension management in patients with HIV in Nigeria: a group concept mapping study. Implement Sci Commun. 2020; 1:58. PMID: 32885213.
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    34. Nwaozuru U, Blackstone S, Obiezu-Umeh C, Conserve DF, Mason S, Uzoaru F, Gbajabiamila T, Ezechi O, Iwelunmor P, Ehiri JE, Iwelunmor J. Psychosocial correlates of safe sex self-efficacy among in-school adolescent girls in Lagos, Nigeria. PLoS One. 2020; 15(6):e0234788. PMID: 32574187.
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    35. Iwelunmor J, Nwaozuru U, Obiezu-Umeh C, Uzoaru F, Ehiri J, Curley J, Ezechi O, Airhihenbuwa C, Ssewamala F. Is it time to RE-AIM? A systematic review of economic empowerment as HIV prevention intervention for adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa using the RE-AIM framework. Implement Sci Commun. 2020; 1:53. PMID: 32885209.
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    36. Iwelunmor J, Ezechi O, Obiezu-Umeh C, Gbaja-Biamila T, Nwaozuru U, Oladele D, Musa AZ, Idigbe I, Uzoaru F, Airhihenbuwa C, Muessig K, Conserve DF, Kapogiannis B, Tucker JD. The 4 youth by youth HIV self-testing crowdsourcing contest: A qualitative evaluation. PLoS One. 2020; 15(5):e0233698. PMID: 32469971.
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    37. van Olmen J, Erwin E, García-Ulloa AC, Meessen B, Miranda JJ, Bobrow K, Iwelunmore J, Nwaozuru U, Obiezu Umeh C, Smith C, Harding C, Kumar P, Gonzales C, Hernández-Jiménez S, Yeates K. Implementation barriers for mHealth for non-communicable diseases management in low and middle income countries: a scoping review and field-based views from implementers. Wellcome Open Res. 2020; 5:7. PMID: 32399497.
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    38. Mhando F, Dovel K, Jennings Mayo-Wilson L, Rwehumbiza D, Thompson N, Nwaozuru U, Rehani A, Iwelunmor J, Nelson LE, Conserve DF. Microfinance and Peer Health Leadership Intervention Implementation for Men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Qualitative Assessment of Perceived Economic and Health Outcomes. Am J Mens Health. 2020; 14(4):1557988320936892. PMID: 32627650.
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    39. Nwaozuru U, Iwelunmor J, Ong JJ, Salah S, Obiezu-Umeh C, Ezechi O, Tucker JD. Preferences for HIV testing services among young people in Nigeria. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Dec 27; 19(1):1003. PMID: 31881959.
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    40. Onakomaiya D, Gyamfi J, Iwelunmor J, Opeyemi J, Oluwasanmi M, Obiezu-Umeh C, Dalton M, Nwaozuru U, Ojo T, Vieira D, Ogedegbe G, Olopade C. Implementation of clean cookstove interventions and its effects on blood pressure in low-income and middle-income countries: systematic review. BMJ Open. 2019 May 14; 9(5):e026517. PMID: 31092656.
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    41. Ojo T, Lester L, Iwelunmor J, Gyamfi J, Obiezu-Umeh C, Onakomaiya D, Aifah A, Nagendra S, Opeyemi J, Oluwasanmi M, Dalton M, Nwaozuru U, Vieira D, Ogedegbe G, Boden-Albala B. Feasibility of integrated, multilevel care for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and HIV in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A scoping review. PLoS One. 2019; 14(2):e0212296. PMID: 30794591.
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    42. Rosenberg NE, Obiezu-Umeh C, Gbaja-Biamila T, Tahlil KM, Nwaozuru U, Oladele D, Musa AZ, Idigbe I, Okwuzu J, David AN, Bamidele TA, Tang W, Ezechi O, Tucker JD, Iwelunmor J. Strategies for enhancing uptake of HIV self-testing among Nigerian youths: a descriptive analysis of the 4YouthByYouth crowdsourcing contest. BMJ Innov. 2021 Jul; 7(3):590-596. PMID: 35965675.
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    43. Blackstone SR, Nwaozuru U, Iwelunmor J. Antenatal HIV Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa During the Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals: A Systematic Review Using the PEN-3 Cultural Model. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2018 Jan; 38(2):115-128. PMID: 29271298.
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    44. Iwelunmor J, Blackstone S, Nwaozuru U, Conserve D, Iwelunmor P, Ehiri JE. Sexual and reproductive health priorities of adolescent girls in Lagos, Nigeria: findings from free-listing interviews. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2017 May 17; 30(5). PMID: 28525320.
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    45. Blackstone SR, Nwaozuru U, Iwelunmor J. Factors Influencing Contraceptive Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2017 Jan; 37(2):79-91. PMID: 28056643.
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    46. Blackstone SR, Nwaozuru U, Iwelunmor J. An examination of the maternal social determinants influencing under-5 mortality in Nigeria: Evidence from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey. Glob Public Health. 2017 Jun; 12(6):744-756. PMID: 27533632.
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    47. Iwelunmor J, Blackstone S, Veira D, Nwaozuru U, Airhihenbuwa C, Munodawafa D, Kalipeni E, Jutal A, Shelley D, Ogedegbe G. Erratum to: 'Toward the sustainability of health interventions implemented in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and conceptual framework'. Implement Sci. 2016 Apr 18; 11:53. PMID: 27089925.
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    48. Iwelunmor J, Blackstone S, Veira D, Nwaozuru U, Airhihenbuwa C, Munodawafa D, Kalipeni E, Jutal A, Shelley D, Ogedegebe G. Toward the sustainability of health interventions implemented in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and conceptual framework. Implement Sci. 2016 Mar 23; 11:43. PMID: 27005280.
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