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Understanding the Gendered Impact of COVID-19 on Young Self-Employed Nigerian Women and Coproducing Interventions That Foster Better Systems and Well-Being: Protocol for a Multimethods Study

Understanding the Gendered Impact of COVID-19 on Young Self-Employed Nigerian Women and Coproducing Interventions That Foster Better Systems and Well-Being: Protocol for a Multimethods Study

In Nigeria, 80% of workers and 86% of women in the labor force are self-employed, making it an apt setting to examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-employed workers [9,10]. Self-employed workers in Nigeria usually work in agriculture, wholesale and retail trade, catering and food services, fashion design, machinery repair, the digital economy, etc.

Iyeyinka Kusi-Mensah, Aarati Taksal, Joshua Akinyemi, Oluwatomisin Owoade, Funmilola M OlaOlorun, Ade F Adeniyi, Olayinka Egbokhare, Olusade Taiwo, Oluwabukola Adeoye, Rita Tamambang, Adeola Afolayan, Chuka Ononye, Olafunmilayo Adebukola Akinpelu, Srividya N Iyer, Olayinka Omigbodun

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e69577

Peer Review of “Levels and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Contraception Among Female TV Studies Undergraduates in Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study”

Peer Review of “Levels and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Contraception Among Female TV Studies Undergraduates in Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study”

This is the peer-review report for “Levels and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Contraception Among Female TV Studies Undergraduates in Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study.” 1. The sampling technique used in this paper [1] should be more detailed than it is. Respondents were said to have been selected by balloting from the 6 levels.

Bilkisu Nwankwo

JMIRx Med 2025;6:e72951

Peer Review of “Levels and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Contraception Among Female TV Studies Undergraduates in Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study”

Peer Review of “Levels and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Contraception Among Female TV Studies Undergraduates in Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study”

This is a peer-review report for “Levels and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Contraception Among Female TV Studies Undergraduates in Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study.” Dear Authors, Thank you very much for undertaking the study [1] titled “Levels and predictors of knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among female TV undergraduates in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study” and submitting the manuscript to JMIR.

Kamal Kanti Biswas

JMIRx Med 2025;6:e72949

Authors’ Response to Peer Reviews of “Levels and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Contraception Among Female TV Studies Undergraduates in Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study”

Authors’ Response to Peer Reviews of “Levels and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Contraception Among Female TV Studies Undergraduates in Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study”

This is the authors’ response to peer-review reports of “Levels and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Contraception Among Female TV Studies Undergraduates in Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study.” Dear Authors, Thank you very much for undertaking the study [2] titled “Levels and predictors of knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among female TV undergraduates in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study” and submitting the manuscript to JMIR.

Hadizah Abigail Agbo, Philip Adewale Adeoye, Danjuma Ropzak Yilzung, Jawa Samson Mangut, Paul Friday Ogbada

JMIRx Med 2025;6:e72947

Levels and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Contraception Among Female TV Studies Undergraduates in Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study

Levels and Predictors of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Contraception Among Female TV Studies Undergraduates in Nigeria: Cross-Sectional Study

Nigeria’s only higher institution of TV studies is currently affiliated with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria, to offer a mass communication degree in TV production and journalism [20]. The study population was female students of NTA TV College who gave their consent to participate in the study.

Hadizah Abigail Agbo, Philip Adewale Adeoye, Danjuma Ropzak Yilzung, Jawa Samson Mangut, Paul Friday Ogbada

JMIRx Med 2025;6:e56135

Improving Access to and Delivery of Maternal Health Care Services to Prevent Postpartum Hemorrhage in Selected States in Nigeria: Human-Centered Design Study

Improving Access to and Delivery of Maternal Health Care Services to Prevent Postpartum Hemorrhage in Selected States in Nigeria: Human-Centered Design Study

In Nigeria, PPH is the leading cause of maternal mortality, responsible for at least 21% of maternal deaths [7]. The country also bears a significant burden of maternal deaths, with 28.5% (82,000) of global maternal deaths occurring there annually [8]. Roughly 31% of female deaths in Nigeria are attributed to maternal causes, and in 2018, the country recorded a maternal mortality ratio of 512 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births [9].

Bosun Tijani, Uchenna Igbokwe, Temi Filani, Adefemi Adewemimo, Lola Ameyan, Martins Iyekekpolor, Steven Karera, Olatunji Oluyide, Emmanuela Ezike, Temidayo Akinreni, Obruche Ogefere, Victor Adetimilehin, Valentine Amasiatu, Chukwunonso Nwaokorie, Naanma Kangkum, Olufunke Fasawe, Eric Aigbogun Jr

JMIR Hum Factors 2025;12:e58577

Peer Review of “Pentavalent Vaccine: How Safe Is It Among Infants Accessing Immunization in Nigerian Health Facilities (Preprint)”

Peer Review of “Pentavalent Vaccine: How Safe Is It Among Infants Accessing Immunization in Nigerian Health Facilities (Preprint)”

The study [1] aims to assess the safety of administering the pentavalent vaccine to infants in Nigeria by evaluating the incidence and severity of adverse events following immunization (AEFIs). The main objective is to provide local evidence via surveillance on the vaccine’s safety among infants administered in Nigerian health facilities, providing evidence that the benefits of vaccination outweigh any potential risks.

Daniela Saderi, Musa Ali, Paul Hassan Ilegbusi, Toba Olatoye, Shah S

JMIRx Med 2024;5:e66894

A Mobile Gaming App to Train Teenage Mothers on Appropriate Child Feeding Practices: Development and Validation Study

A Mobile Gaming App to Train Teenage Mothers on Appropriate Child Feeding Practices: Development and Validation Study

Nigeria contributes to this high prevalence of teenage motherhood, with 38.3% of girls aged ≤19 years in rural areas having children [5]. Teenage mothers are generally undernourished and less educated, which often results in severely underweight infants who experience malnutrition [6,7]. In Nigeria, the prevalence of malnutrition in children aged 0 to 5 years is substantial: 37% are diagnosed with stunting, 18% with wasting, and 29% with underweight [8].

Mercy Eloho Sosanya, Folake Olukemi Samuel, Sadia Bashir, Victoria Osariemen Omoera, Jeanne H Freeland-Graves

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e53560

The Role of Trust as a Driver of Private-Provider Participation in Disease Surveillance: Cross-Sectional Survey From Nigeria

The Role of Trust as a Driver of Private-Provider Participation in Disease Surveillance: Cross-Sectional Survey From Nigeria

Nigeria experienced five major infectious disease outbreaks during 2017, representing an unprecedented crisis for the public health system that laid bare many of the intersectoral collaboration gaps that hamper an effective public health response [1]. The existence of parallel reporting systems, authorities, and periods, along with variable case definitions challenge even the most well-intentioned and highly motivated health care workers to comply [2,3].

Ellen MH Mitchell, Olusola Adedeji Adejumo, Hussein Abdur-Razzaq, Chidubem Ogbudebe, Mustapha Gidado

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e52191