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  1. Healthcare providers’ awareness, perceptions and experiences in integrating palliative care for women with HIV and cancer in Nigeria: a qualitative study on barriers and facilitators

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  2. Closing the gap between implementation science and policy in Nigeria: lessons from the Nigeria implementation science alliance using a nominal group technique

    Article • Frontiers in Health Services, November 2025, Frontiers

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  3. Barriers and Facilitators to Cancer Clinical Trial Participation: Perspectives of Patients in the ICON-3 Practice-Based Research Network, Nigeria

    Article • JCO Global Oncology, October 2025, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  4. Randomized Controlled Trial of Impact of Mobile Health Technologies on Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Uptake in Mothers of Vaccine-Eligible Girls in Lagos, Nigeria (mHealth-HPVac)

    Article • JCO Global Oncology, October 2025, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA, Dr kehinde sharafadeen okunade

  5. Perceived Benefits and Risks of Research Involving Terminally Ill Patients: Physicians’ Perspective

    Article • September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  6. Organizational models and patient-reported outcomes for palliative care across five tertiary hospitals in Nigeria: An environmental scan

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, June 2025, PLOS

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  7. Factors Contributing to Work‐Life Balance Among Iranian Nurses Working in Clinical Settings: A Multicenter Cross‐Sectional Study

    Article • Nursing Open, June 2025, Wiley

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  8. A scoping review exploring cancer survivorship in Africa: 2011 to 2024

    Article • Journal of Cancer Survivorship, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  9. Recruitment and engagement of a cohort of women living with HIV in Nigeria: Baseline characteristics from the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, April 2025, PLOS

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  10. Optimizing Recruitment and Retention in Cancer Clinical Trials in Low-Resource Settings: Barriers and Facilitators From Nigerian Provider's Perspectives

    Article • JCO Global Oncology, February 2025, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  11. Decoding the palliative care landscape in Nigeria: Progress, challenges, and the road ahead

    Article • Palliative & Supportive Care, January 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  12. Examining Caregiving Burden in Mothers of Children With Newly Diagnosed Leukemia: The Role of Information Needs

    Article • European Journal of Cancer Care, January 2025, Wiley

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  13. Creating the evidence base for palliative care in cancer – models and strategies to build research capacity

    Article • ecancermedicalscience, December 2024, Cancer Intelligence

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  14. Organizational models and patient-reported outcomes for palliative care across five tertiary hospitals in Nigeria: an Environmental Scan

    Article • September 2024, openRxiv

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  15. Knowledge, attitudes, and barriers: Palliative Care services for women with HIV in resource-limited settings

    Article • BMC Palliative Care, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  16. Impact of mobile health technologies on human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among mothers of unvaccinated girls aged 9–14 years in Lagos, Nigeria (mHealth-HPVac): Study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

    Article • June 2024, Research Square

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  17. Afro-cultural Ethics in Research with Dying Patients

    Article • May 2024, De Gruyter

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  18. Health education to promote knowledge about sickle cell disease and newborn screening in pregnant women: a community-based pilot study using the healthy beginning initiative

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  19. Digital psychiatry in Nigeria: A scoping review

    Article • South African Journal of Psychiatry, March 2024, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  20. In-hospital psychoeducation for family caregivers of Nigerian children with cancer (The RESCUE Study)

    Article • Palliative & Supportive Care, March 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  21. Comparative effectiveness of implementation strategies for Accelerating Cervical Cancer Elimination through the integration of Screen-and-treat Services (ACCESS study): protocol for a cluster randomized hybrid type III trial in Nigeria

    Article • Implementation Science, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  22. Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose coverage among hepatitis B-exposed and hepatitis B-unexposed infants: evidence from the Healthy Beginning Initiative program in Benue State, Nigeria

    Article • Pan African Medical Journal, January 2024, Pan African Medical Journal

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  23. Senior nursing student’s confidence in learnt competencies and perceptions of patient safety competency: a multisite cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, August 2023, BMJ

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  24. Translation, cross‐cultural adaptation and evaluation of the Iranian Persian version of student survey on writing nursing care plan

    Article • Nursing Open, May 2023, Wiley

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  25. Editorial: Highlights in pediatric pain 2021/22

    Article • Frontiers in Pain Research, March 2023, Frontiers

    Dr. Rocio de la Vega, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  26. An analysis of survivorship care strategies in national cancer control plans in Africa

    Article • Journal of Cancer Survivorship, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  27. Correction: Perspectives, perceived self-efficacy, and preparedness of newly qualified physicians in practising palliative care—a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Palliative Care, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  28. Psychosocial aspects of adult cancer patients: A scoping review of sub‐Saharan Africa

    Article • Psycho-Oncology, October 2022, Wiley

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  29. Are patients with cancer at higher risk of COVID-19-related death? A systematic review and critical appraisal of the early evidence

    Article • Journal of Cancer Policy, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Julia Steinberg, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  30. The risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 or developing COVID-19 for people with cancer: A systematic review of the early evidence

    Article • Journal of Cancer Policy, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Julia Steinberg, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  31. Placing Care: The Impact of the Physical Environment on Experiences of Providing and Utilizing Palliative Care

    Article • Journal of Nursing Research, August 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  32. A Comparative Study of Skin to Epidural Distance at Lumbar Region Using Median and Paramedian Techniques

    Article • International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, July 2022, Medknow

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  33. Illness perception and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in Iran

    Article • BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  34. Psycho-behavioral responses of Nigerian health workers to an initial human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus disease

    Article • Journal of Public Health in Africa, May 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  35. Socio-economic and Socio-cultural Influences on Newly Qualified Physicians’ Preparedness to Practice Palliative Care in Nigeria - A Qualitative Study

    Article • May 2022, Research Square

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  36. Impact of integrated teaching-learning method on oncology clinical decision-making ability and cognitive learning of nursing students

    Article • BMC Medical Education, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  37. Learning about cardiac arrest from 'Dr. Google': a pre- and peri-pandemic infodemiology study in Nigeria

    Article • Pan African Medical Journal, January 2022, Pan African Medical Journal

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  38. Impact of Mobile Technologies on Cervical Cancer Screening Practices in Lagos, Nigeria (mHealth-Cervix): A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • JCO Global Oncology, December 2021, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Dr kehinde sharafadeen okunade, Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  39. Health Related Quality of Life and its Determinants in Cancer Patients in a Low-resource Setting

    Article • Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, July 2021, Sciencedomain International

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  40. Disrupted mothering in Iranian mothers with breast cancer: a hybrid concept analysis

    Article • BMC Women s Health, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  41. Aftermath of COVID-19: Forestalling Irreparable Medical Brain Drain in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, January 2021, Project Muse

    Deborah Aluh, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  42. Barriers to the provision and utilization of palliative care in Africa: A rapid scoping review

    Article • Indian Journal of Palliative Care, January 2021, Scientific Scholar

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  43. e-Learning about pain and its management

    Article • PLOS One, December 2020, PLOS

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA, Dr kehinde sharafadeen okunade

  44. Functional status of women after cancer and its related factors: A study based on Roy adaptation model

    Article • European Journal of Cancer Care, December 2020, Wiley

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  45. Beliefs, fear and awareness of women about breast cancer: Effects on mammography screening practices

    Article • Nursing Open, November 2020, Wiley

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  46. Patient‐centred communication for women with breast cancer: Relation to body image perception

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, October 2020, Wiley

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  47. An Ethnographic Study of Palliative and End-of-Life Care in a Nigerian Hospital: Impact of Education on Care Provision and Utilization

    Article • SAGE Open, July 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  48. Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans

    Article • BJS, June 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Fernando Cordera, Dr Alejandro Suarez de la Rica, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Dr Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, Dr. Pablo Monedero, Eric Hoste, Oana Antal, Edward Caruana, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  49. Chronic HIV infection and health related quality of life in resource poor settings-an assessment from South East Nigeria

    Article • African Health Sciences, April 2020, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  50. Exploring organizational culture regarding provision and utilization of palliative care in a Nigerian context: An interpretive descriptive study

    Article • Indian Journal of Palliative Care, January 2020, Scientific Scholar

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  51. Social and organisational factors impacting on palliative care in Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Palliative Care, December 2019, SAGE Publications

    David Agom, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  52. Construction of meanings during life‐limiting illnesses and its impacts on palliative care: Ethnographic study in an African context

    Article • Psycho-Oncology, September 2019, Wiley

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  53. Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Chronic Diseases Managed in a Low-Resource Setting – A Study from South East Nigeria

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, September 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  54. Nigerian surgical outcomes – Report of a 7-day prospective cohort study and external validation of the African surgical outcomes study surgical risk calculator

    Article • International Journal of Surgery, August 2019, Elsevier

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA, Professor Abiodun Oyinpreye Jasper

  55. Acute Kidney Injury and Risk of Death After Elective Surgery: Prospective Analysis of Data From an International Cohort Study

    Article • Anesthesia & Analgesia, May 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  56. Quality of Life in Women with Cancer and Its Influencing Factors

    Article • Journal of Caring Sciences, March 2019, MaadRayan Publishing Company

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  57. Health related quality of life in nigerians with complicated diabetes mellitus – a study from Enugu, South East Nigeria

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Medicine, January 2019, Medknow

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  58. Relationship between self-efficacy and pain control in Iranian women with advanced knee osteoarthritis

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, January 2019, Medknow

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  59. Understanding the organization of hospital-based palliative care in a Nigerian Hospital: An ethnographic study

    Article • Indian Journal of Palliative Care, January 2019, Scientific Scholar

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  60. Association of preoperative anaemia with postoperative morbidity and mortality: an observational cohort study in low-, middle-, and high-income countries

    Article • British Journal of Anaesthesia, December 2018, Elsevier

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  61. The effect of an oral care protocol and honey mouthwash on mucositis in acute myeloid leukemia patients undergoing chemotherapy: a single-blind clinical trial

    Article • Clinical Oral Investigations, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  62. In-hospital clinical outcomes after upper gastrointestinal surgery: Data from an international observational study

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Anthony Taiwo Adenekan, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA, Oana Antal, Andreas Asimakos

  63. Use of failure-to-rescue to identify international variation in postoperative care in low-, middle- and high-income countries: a 7-day cohort study of elective surgery

    Article • British Journal of Anaesthesia, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Anthony Taiwo Adenekan, Dr Philip I Anderson, Dr Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, Oana Antal, Andreas Asimakos, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  64. Critical care admission following elective surgery was not associated with survival benefit: prospective analysis of data from 27 countries

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, Dr Anthony Taiwo Adenekan, Professor Aurelian Udristioiu, Dr Alejandro Suarez de la Rica, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  65. UPTAKE OF CERVICAL AND BREAST CANCER SERVICES IN NIGERIA: IMPACT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATORS

    Article • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, March 2017, Wiley

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  66. Telemedicine and biomedical care in Africa: Prospects and challenges

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, January 2017, Medknow

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  67. Ethics of physiotherapy practice in terminally ill patients in a developing country, Nigeria

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, January 2015, Medknow

    Ms Nnenna Nina Chigbo, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  68. Headache prevalence and its characterization amongst hospital workers in Enugu, South East Nigeria

    Article • Head & Face Medicine, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  69. Ethical, Socioeconomic, and Cultural Considerations in Gynecologic Cancer Care in Developing Countries

    Article • International Journal of Palliative Care, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  70. Perinatal outcome of preterm cesarean section in a resource-limited centre: A comparison between general anaesthesia and subarachnoid block

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, January 2014, Medknow

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  71. Pain research in Africa: a ten-year bibliometric survey

    Article • Journal of Anesthesia, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  72. Twenty-first century palliative care: a tale of four nations

    Article • European Journal of Cancer Care, May 2013, Wiley

    Professor Dimitri Kordzaia, Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  73. Herbal medicine: a survey of use in Nigerian presurgical patients booked for ambulatory anaesthesia

    Article • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  74. Choice of Future Career amongst Medical Students in Enugu, Nigeria: Implications for Anaesthesia

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Surgery, October 2011, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  75. Unanticipated Quadraplegia in an Unconscious Mechanically Ventilated Traumatic Head Injured Patient

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Surgery, October 2011, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  76. Denial of pain relief during labor to parturients in southeast Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, July 2011, Wiley

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  77. Training in acupuncture: a participant's view

    Article • Acupuncture in Medicine, January 2011, BMJ

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  78. Palliative care in Enugu, Nigeria: Challenges to a new practice

    Article • Indian Journal of Palliative Care, January 2011, Medknow

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  79. Appropriate practice of anesthesia: A plea for better training

    Article • Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, January 2011, Medknow

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  80. Surgical excision of intra-oral dermoid cyst under local anaesthesia: a review of nine cases

    Article • Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  81. Masseter muscle rigidity: Atypical malignant hyperthermia presentation or isolated event?

    Article • Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, January 2010, Medknow

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  82. Psychosocial issues in palliative care: A review of five cases

    Article • Indian Journal of Palliative Care, January 2010, Medknow

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  83. Choice of Future Career amongst Medical Students in Enugu, Nigeria: Implications for Anaesthesia

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Surgery, January 2010, Medknow

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA

  84. Unanticipated Quadraplegia in an Unconscious Mechanically Ventilated Traumatic Head Injured Patient

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Surgery, January 2010, Medknow

    Professor TONIA Chinyelu ONYEKA