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Benjamin Uzochukwu

Benjamin Uzochukwu

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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51
Citations
18809
World Ranking
2509
National Ranking
2

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Benjamin Uzochukwu is affiliated with the University of Nigeria in Nigeria. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Medicine as well as Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Subfields of particular interest include Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Psychology.

Their scholarly work addresses several topics, notably:

  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Recent publications include:

  • Differences in COVID-19 Preventive Behavior and Food Insecurity by HIV Status in Nigeria, 2021, published in AIDS and Behavior
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student' sleep patterns, sexual activity, screen use, and food intake: A global survey, 2022, published in PLoS ONE
  • Health technology assessment and priority setting for universal health coverage: a qualitative study of stakeholders' capacity, needs, policy areas of demand and perspectives in Nigeria, 2020, published in Globalization and Health
  • Assessing the impacts of COVID-19 vaccination programme's timing and speed on health benefits, cost-effectiveness, and relative affordability in 27 African countries, 2023, published in BMC Medicine
  • Validation of a COVID-19 mental health and wellness survey questionnaire, 2022, published in BMC Public Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Benjamin Uzochukwu include:

  • Obinna Onwujekwe
  • Chinyere Okeke
  • Enyi Etiaba
  • Bassey Ebenso
  • Tolib Mirzoev

The primary venues for publishing their work are:

  • BMC Public Health
  • Health Research Policy and Systems
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Fullman;Jamal Yearwood;Solomon M Abay;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Haidong Wang;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Identifying Key Challenges Facing Healthcare Systems In Africa And Potential Solutions.

    Obinna O. Oleribe;Jenny Momoh;Benjamin S.C. Uzochukwu;Francisco Mbofana

  • Willingness to pay for community-based health insurance in Nigeria: do economic status and place of residence matter?

    Obinna Onwujekwe;Ekechi Okereke;Chima Onoka;Benjamin Uzochukwu

  • The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis

    Aniruddha Deshpande;Molly K. Miller-Petrie;Paulina A. Lindstedt;Mathew M. Baumann

  • Socio-economic differences and health seeking behaviour for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria: a case study of four local government areas operating the Bamako initiative programme in south-east Nigeria

    Benjamin Sc Uzochukwu;Obinna E Onwujekwe

  • Willingness to pay for rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in southeast Nigeria: ex post and ex ante

    Benjamin Sc Uzochukwu;Obinna E Onwujekwe;Nkoli P Uguru;Maduka D Ughasoro

  • Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17

    Aniruddha Deshpande;Molly K. Miller-Petrie;Paulina A. Lindstedt;Mathew M. Baumann

  • Determinants of non-adherence to subsidized anti-retroviral treatment in southeast Nigeria.

    B S C Uzochukwu;O E Onwujekwe;A C Onoka;C Okoli

  • Community satisfaction with the quality of maternal and child health services in southeast Nigeria.

    B. S. C. Uzochukwu;O. E. Onwujekwe;C. O. Akpala

  • Influence of education and knowledge on perceptions and practices to control malaria in Southeast Nigeria.

    Nkem Dike;Obinna Onwujekwe;Obinna Onwujekwe;Juliana Ojukwu;Arthur Ikeme

  • The challenge of bridging the gap between researchers and policy makers: experiences of a Health Policy Research Group in engaging policy makers to support evidence informed policy making in Nigeria.

    Benjamin Uzochukwu;Obinna Onwujekwe;Chinyere Mbachu;Chinenye Okwuosa

  • Examining catastrophic health expenditures at variable thresholds using household consumption expenditure diaries.

    Chima A. Onoka;Obinna E. Onwujekwe;Kara Hanson;Benjamin S. Uzochukwu

  • Investigating determinants of out-of-pocket spending and strategies for coping with payments for healthcare in southeast Nigeria.

    Obinna E Onwujekwe;Benjamin S C Uzochukwu;Eric N Obikeze;Ijeoma Okoronkwo

  • Quality of anti-malarial drugs provided by public and private healthcare providers in south-east Nigeria.

    Obinna Onwujekwe;Harparkash Kaur;Nkem Dike;Nkem Dike;Elvis Shu

  • Effect of the Bamako-Initiative drug revolving fund on availability and rational use of essential drugs in primary health care facilities in south-east Nigeria.

    Benjamin S C Uzochukwu;Obinna E Onwujekwe;Cyril O Akpala

  • Examining inequities in incidence of catastrophic health expenditures on different healthcare services and health facilities in Nigeria.

    Obinna Onwujekwe;Kara Hanson;Benjamin Uzochukwu

  • An in-depth study of patent medicine sellers' perspectives on malaria in a rural Nigerian community

    Theodora A Okeke;Benjamin S C Uzochukwu;Henrietta U Okafor

Frequent Co-Authors

Obinna Onwujekwe
Obinna Onwujekwe University of Nigeria
Kara Hanson
Kara Hanson London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Mustafa Z Younis
Mustafa Z Younis Jackson State University
Mihajlo Jakovljevic
Mihajlo Jakovljevic University of Kragujevac
Florian Fischer
Florian Fischer Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Till Bärnighausen
Till Bärnighausen Heidelberg University
Deborah Carvalho Malta
Deborah Carvalho Malta Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Felix Akpojene Ogbo
Felix Akpojene Ogbo Western Sydney University
Sanjay Zodpey
Sanjay Zodpey Public Health Foundation of India
David C. Schwebel
David C. Schwebel University of Alabama at Birmingham

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