Trial Investigators & Study Sites
This is a multi-site, randomised, controlled trial taking place Ebonyi, Edo, Gombe, Kano, Kwara, and Lagos States.
Chief Investigator & Co-Investigators
Prof Bosede Afolabi MBChB, DM(Notts), FRCOG, FWACS, FMCOG
Chief Investigator
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos/Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
Prof. Titilope Adeyemo MSc, FMCPath Co-Investigator
Clinical oversight – Clinical Trials
Professor of Haematology in the Department of Haematology & Blood Transfusion, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos & a Consultant-Specialist Hematopathologist to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
Dr. Christian Makwe MBBS, FWACS, FMCOG, MPH, MBA
Clinical Governace Lead
Associate Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos/Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
Dr Eleanor Mitchell BA, PhD
Methodology Lead
Associate Professor of Clinical Trials at the University of Nottingham
Dr. Esther Oluwole BSc., MBBS, MSc., FMCPH, PhD in-view
Clinical Trial Delivery
Consultant Public Health Physician and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos.
Dr Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas MBBS, MSc., PhD
Health Economist
Associate Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Chisom Obi-Jeff BSc., MSc., PhD in-view
Implementation Trial Delivery
Principal/CEO of Brooks Insights
Dr Ejemai Eboreime MBBS, MSc., PhD
Implementation Research lead
Assistant Professor of Implementation Science and Global Mental Health Research at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
Prof Kate Walker BMBS, BMedSci, MRCOG, PhD
Clinical and Methodological Oversight
Professor of Obstetrics at the University of Nottingham/Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), UK.
Dr Ibraheem Abioye MBBS, MPH, SM (Biostatistics), PhD
Biostatistician
Medical Director at Genentech. Nigerian Medical Doctor with advanced graduate training in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Population Health Science
Dr. Saidu Abdulhadi Diyo MBBS, MPH, FWACS
Federal Ministry of Health Oversight
Deputy Director at the Federal Ministry of Health Abuja, Nigeria.
Dr. Patricia Akintan MBBS FMCPAED MPH
Clinical Oversight – Pediatrics
Consultant Paediatrician and Lecturer in Paediatrics and Child Health with interest in Paediatrics Infectious disease in the Department of Paediatrics,
Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos.
Dr. Chioma Osuagwu MBBS, MPH, MSc, FMCPath
Clinical and Laboratory Oversight – Microbiology
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Clinical Microbiologist with the College of Medicine, University of Lagos/ Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
Dr. Udo Okoro MBBS
National Primary Health Care Development Agency Oversight
Medical doctor with the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Abuja.
– Dr. Anower Hossain BSc, MSc (Statistics)., PhD (Med. Statistics)
Biostatistician with CRT experience
Assistant Professor (Res.) in Medical Statistics, Warwick CTU, Warwick
Medical School, University of Warwick, UK.
The Study and Implemetation Science sites include:
| S/N | Site/Institution Name | Type of Facility | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAMBAM COTTAGE HOSPITAL | Secondary | Gombe |
| 2 | KALTUNGO GENERAL HOSPITAL | Secondary | Gombe |
| 3 | KUMO GENERAL HOSPITAL | Secondary | Gombe |
| 4 | ZAINAB BULKACHUWA WOMEN AND CHILDREN HOSPITAL | Secondary | Gombe |
| 5 | GOMBE FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL | Tertiary | Gombe |
| 6 | GOMBE STATE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL | Secondary | Gombe |
| 7 | BOLARI PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER | Primary | Gombe |
| 8 | GOMBE TOWN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER | Primary | Gombe |
| 9 | KUMBIA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER | Primary | Gombe |
| 10 | NASARAWO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER | Primary | Gombe |
| 11 | CHIMA HOSPITAL AND MATERNITY | Primary | Ebonyi |
| 12 | CARING CROSS HOSPITAL | Private | Ebonyi |
| 13 | MATER HOSPITAL | Secondary | Ebonyi |
| 14 | MCH ONUEKE EZZA SOUTH | PHC | Ebonyi |
| 15 | NATIONAL OBSTETRICS FISTULA CENTRE | Tertiary | Ebonyi |
| 16 | MILE 4 HOSPITAL | Secondary | Ebonyi |
| 17 | ALEX EKWUEME FEDERAL UTH | Tertiary | Ebonyi |
| 18 | AMURT FACILITY ODELIGBO | Primary | Ebonyi |
| 19 | AMURT FACILITY ULANWU | Primary | Ebonyi |
| 20 | AMURT FACILITY EPHIAENYIM | Primary | Ebonyi |
| 21 | SABO BAKIN ZUWO GENERAL HOSPITAL | Secondary | Kano |
| 22 | SHEIK JEDDAH GENERAL HOSPITAL | Secondary | Kano |
| 23 | RIJIYAR LEMON MCHC | Primary | Kano |
| 24 | KABUGA PHC | Primary | Kano |
| 25 | WAZIRI GIDADO GENERAL HOSPITAL | Secondary | Kano |
| 26 | MARIYA SANUSI GENERAL HOSPITAL | Secondary | Kano |
| 27 | SIR MUHAMMED SANUSI SPECIALIST HOSPITAL (SMSSH) | Secondary | Kano |
| 28 | DAWAKIN KUDU GENERAL HOSPITAL | Secondary | Kano |
| 29 | MOHAMMED ABDULLAHI WASE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL | Tertiary | Kano |
| 30 | AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL | Tertiary | Kano |
| 31 | ALANAMU BASIC HEALTH CENTRE | Primary | Kwara |
| 32 | AJIKOBI COTTAGE HOSPITAL | Secondary | Kano |
| 33 | OLANREWAJU HOSPITAL [PRIVATE] | Secondary | Kwara |
| 34 | OKELELE PHC | Primary | Kwara |
| 35 | SOBI SPECIALIST HOPSITAL | Secondary | Kwara |
| 36 | GENERAL HOSPITAL, ILORIN | Secondary | Kwara |
| 37 | COTTAGE HOSPITAL OGIDI | Secondary | Kwara |
| 38 | UITH | Tertiary | Kwara |
| 39 | ADEWOLE COTTAGE HOSPITAL | Secondary | Kwara |
| 40 | AISHA BUHARI MCH | Secondary | Kwara |
| 41 | LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, IDI-ARA | Tertiary | Lagos |
| 42 | ISOLO GENERAL HOSPITAL | Secondary | Kwara |
| 43 | LASUTH IKEJA | Tertiary | Lagos |
| 44 | HARVEY ROAD GH | Secondary | Lagos |
| 45 | MCC GBAJA | Secondary | Lagos |
| 46 | IFAKO GENERAL HOSPITAL | Secondary | Lagos |
| 47 | FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, EBUTE-METTA | Tertiary | Lagos |
| 48 | AMUWO ODOFIN GENERAL HOSPITAL | Secondary | Lagos |
| 49 | ORILE AGEGE GENERAL HOSPITAL | Secondary | Lagos |
| 50 | GENERAL HOSPITAL GBAGADA | Secondary | Lagos |
| 51 | ST PHILOMENA CATHOLIC HOSPITAL | Secondary | Edo |
| 52 | CENTRAL HOSPITAL, BENIN | Secondary | Edo |
| 53 | PHC UJOELEN | Primary | Edo |
| 54 | UBIANE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE | Primary | Edo |
| 55 | UKPENU PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE | Primary | Edo |
| 56 | UGBEKUN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE | Primary | Edo |
| 57 | UNIVERSITY OF BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL | Tertiary | Edo |
| 58 | IRRUA SPECIALIST TEACHING HOSPITAL | Tertiary | Edo |
| 59 | ST CAMILLUS CATHOLIC HOSPITAL | Secondary | Edo |
| 60 | GENERAL HOSPITAL UROMI | Secondary | Edo |