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Kenneth Chinedu Ekwedigwe

Senior Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ebonyi State University
Verified email at ebsu.edu.ng
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[PDF][PDF] Age at menarche, menstrual characteristics, and its associated morbidities among secondary school students in Abakaliki, southeast Nigeria

…, UU Nnadozie, CH Obarezi, KC Ekwedigwe - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Background Menstruation has a variable pattern. Knowledge of age at menarche and
providing accurate information to adolescent girls is necessary to allay anxiety, treat menstrual …

[HTML][HTML] Awareness of obstetric vesicovaginal fistula among pregnant women in a rural hospital

PO Ezeonu, KC Ekwedigwe, ME Isikhuemen… - Advances in …, 2017 - scirp.org
Background: Giving birth should be a period of joy, but for more than half a million women,
their pregnancy and childbirth end in death while some develop vesicovaginal fistula. …

Misoprostol versus manual vacuum aspiration for treatment of first‑trimester incomplete miscarriage in a low‑resource setting: A randomized controlled trial

…, UM Agwu, CC Egbuji, KC Ekwedigwe - Nigerian Journal of …, 2020 - ajol.info
Background: Manual vacuum aspiration is a safe and effective technology for the treatment
of incomplete miscarriage but it is not widely available and affordable in rural areas …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge and Practices of Health-Care Waste Management among Health Workers in Lassa Fever Treatment Facility in Southeast Nigeria

…, CD Umeokonkwo, KC Ekwedigwe… - Nigerian Medical …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: The threat of endemic, emerging, and reemerging infectious diseases,
especially the viral hemorrhagic fevers demands effective health-care waste management (HCWM) …

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

…, PO Nkwo, IA Ibrahim, KC Ekwedigwe… - Journal of Obstetrics …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study determined the obstetric benefits and compared the obstetric indices and pregnancy
outcome of enrollees and non-enrollees of the national health insurance scheme (NHIS). …

Correlates of patients´ satisfaction with antenatal care services in a tertiary hospital in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, Nigeria

CC Anikwe, CC Ifemelumma, KC Ekwedigwe… - Pan African Medical …, 2020 - ajol.info
Introduction: antenatal care is a specialized pattern of care organized for pregnant women
to improve their chances of a safe delivery. Assessment of patients' perception of healthcare …

The prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies among women in Abakaliki, Southeast Nigeria

…, NN Ekem, JN Eze, KC Ekwedigwe… - Global Journal of …, 2018 - article.researchpromo.com
BACKGROUND: Unintended pregnancy is a major social and public health problem affecting
women within the reproductive age group. It jeopardizes women’s sexual and reproductive …

[HTML][HTML] Choice of birth place among antenatal clinic attendees in rural mission hospitals in Ebonyi State, South-East Nigeria

…, BC Ozumba, AT Agbata, RC Onoh, KC Ekwedigwe - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Low utilization of health facilities for delivery by pregnant women poses a public
health challenge in Nigeria. Aim To determine the factors that influence the choice of birth …

Determination of antioxidant status of pre-eclamptic and normotensive sub-rural Nigerian pregnant women at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State

…, FO Okogbo, M Momoh, KC Ekwedigwe - The Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To determine the antioxidant levels of subrural Nigerian population where pre-eclampsia
and eclampsia is the leading cause of maternal mortality. Methods: Prospective …

[HTML][HTML] The role of universal health coverage in the eradication of obstetric fistula in Nigeria—A commentary

…, OW Daniyan, JA Obuna, KC Ekwedigwe… - Nigerian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Obstetric fistula is a serious public health problem affecting women in low-and middle-income
countries. It is characterized by continuous leakage of urine and/or feces from the vagina …