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  1. National Estimates of Liberia’s 2021 Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health, January 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  2. Prevalence and correlates of contraceptive use among adolescent mothers: Results from a cross-sectional survey in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and Blantyre, Malawi

    Article • PLOS One, June 2025, PLOS

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  3. Prevalence and correlates of contraceptive use among parenting adolescents: results from a cross-sectional survey in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and Blantyre, Malawi

    Article • January 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  4. Social exclusion of the SGM community in Rwanda: public perceptions and lived experiences of SGM

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, October 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  5. Naïve, uninformed and sexually abused: circumstances surrounding adolescent pregnancies in Malawi

    Article • Reproductive Health, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  6. Ethical concerns facing abortion researchers in restrictive settings: the need for guidelines

    Article • Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  7. Correlates of intimate partner violence among pregnant and parenting adolescents: a cross-sectional household survey in Blantyre District, Malawi

    Article • Reproductive Health, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  8. Socio-ecological factors associated with probable depression among pregnant and parenting adolescent girls: findings from a cross-sectional study in Burkina Faso and Malawi

    Article • Reproductive Health, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  9. Impacts of COVID-19 on contraceptive and abortion services in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

    Article • Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, August 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Dr Chelsea B Polis

  10. Co-created research agenda to support advocacy toward social inclusion for sexual and gender minorities in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, February 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  11. “The SDGs are not God”: Policy‐makers and the queering of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

    Article • Development Policy Review, August 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  12. "I was tricked": understanding reasons for unintended pregnancy among sexually active adolescent girls

    Article • Reproductive Health, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  13. Adolescents’ narratives of coping with unintended pregnancy in Nairobi’s informal settlements

    Article • PLOS One, October 2020, PLOS

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  14. Foreign assistance or attack? Impact of the expanded Global Gag Rule on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Kenya

    Article • Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, August 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  15. Parent-child sexual and reproductive health communication among very young adolescents in Korogocho informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

    Article • Reproductive Health, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  16. Regional legal and policy instruments for addressing LGBT exclusion in Africa

    Article • Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  17. Determinants of antenatal HIV testing in the opt-out approach in Nigeria: findings from the Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey

    Article • Journal of Biosocial Science, October 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  18. Examining inequalities in access to delivery by caesarean section in Nigeria

    Article • PLOS One, August 2019, PLOS

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  19. Views of physiotherapists from a low resource setting about physiotherapy at a distance: a qualitative study

    Article • European Journal of Physiotherapy, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Adesola Odole, Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  20. Clients’ Perception of Quality of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment and Care in Resource-Limited Setting: Experience from Nigeria

    Article • June 2018, IntechOpen

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  21. Timing of abortion among adolescent and young women presenting for post-abortion care in Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis of nationally-representative data

    Article • BMC Women s Health, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  22. Associations between adolescent experiences of violence in Malawi and gender-based attitudes, internalizing, and externalizing behaviors

    Article • Child Abuse & Neglect, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  23. Culturally sensitive child placement: key findings from a survey of looked after children in foster and residential care in Ibadan, Nigeria

    Article • Adoption & Fostering, November 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  24. Overdependence on For-Profit Pharmacies: A Descriptive Survey of User Evaluation of Medicines Availability in Public Hospitals in Selected Nigerian States

    Article • PLOS One, November 2016, PLOS

    PhD JUSTIN Agorye INGWU, Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  25. Psychosocial wellbeing of patients with multidrug resistant tuberculosis voluntarily confined to long-term hospitalisation in Nigeria

    Article • BMJ Global Health, October 2016, BMJ

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  26. 933 Impact of first aid training on the first aid knowledge and skills capacity of primary school teachers in Ibadan, Nigeria

    Article • Injury Prevention, September 2016, BMJ

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  27. Previous induced abortion among young women seeking abortion-related care in Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  28. Where are We with Young People’s Wellbeing? Evidence from Nigerian Demographic and Health Surveys 2003–2013

    Article • Social Indicators Research, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  29. Contraceptive use among women in Ogoja and Obudu Local Government Areas, Cross River State, Nigeria

    Article • African Population Studies, November 2013, Stellenbosch University

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  30. Patients’ knowledge and perceived reactions to medical errors in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria

    Article • African Health Sciences, September 2013, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  31. Factors Influencing Motivation and Retention of Primary Healthcare Workers in the Rural Areas of Oyo State, Nigeria

    Article • World Health & Population, May 2013, Longwoods Publishing

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  32. Trends and patterns of under-5 vaccination in Nigeria, 1990-2008: what manner of progress?

    Article • Child Care Health and Development, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr David B. Ugal, Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie

  33. The Paradox of Family Support: Concerns of Tuberculosis-Infected HIV Patients About Involving Family and Friends in Their Treatment

    Article • AIDS Patient Care and STDs, November 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie