Ifeoma P. Okafor

University of Lagos

Publishing since 1994, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Health Professions
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Health

Publications: 591994–2026
Citations: 876to those papers
h-index: 22i10-index 27
Field-weighted impact: 2.011.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 24%14 of 59 scored papers
Open access: 85%50 papers free to read

5 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

On their papers

Publications

59 in all

COVID-19 vaccine acceptability and determinants of hesitancy among adults in Lagos, Nigeria
2026BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access1 citation10.1186/s12889-026-26481-7
Birth preparedness and complications readiness among women in a cosmopolitan city in western Nigeria: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2339%
Epidemiology1322%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1119%
General Health Professions915%
Obstetrics and Gynecology915%
Health712%
Clinical Psychology610%
Infectious Diseases610%
Health Information Management58%
Oncology58%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health22
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions7
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health6
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences5
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research5
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening5
Global Health and Epidemiology5
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5
Traffic and Road Safety5
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy5
Child Nutrition and Water Access4
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions4

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

15% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States6
United Kingdom3
Belgium1
Ghana1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG15 papers
University of IlorinNG4 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG3 papers
United States Pharmacopeial ConventionUS2 papers
Northwestern UniversityUS2 papers
Nile University of NigeriaNG2 papers
Harvard UniversityUS1 paper
Instituut voor Tropische GeneeskundeBE1 paper
University of BirminghamGB1 paper
University of GreenwichGB1 paper

Where they publish

PLoS ONE9
PubMed5
Annals of African Medicine3
BMC Public Health3
African Health Sciences2
Annals of Global Health2
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being18
1No poverty10
5Gender equality9
2Zero hunger2
4Quality education2
8Decent work and economic growth1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17

Most cited

Mothers' human papilloma virus knowledge and willingness to vaccinate their adolescent daughters in Lagos, Nigeria
International Journal of Women s Health3
201360 citationsOpen access · Gold
Self-medication among rural residents in Lagos, Nigeria
Journal of Medicine in the Tropics17
201748 citations
Breastfeeding practices of mothers of young children in Lagos, Nigeria

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Self-Concept as a Correlate of Academic Achievement of Special Needs Students in Kwara State

2025Különleges Bánásmód - Interdiszciplináris folyóiratJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.18458/kb.2025.si.151

Causes, Consequences and Strategies for Curbing Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Institutions in Kwara State

2023Canadian Journal of Family and Youth / Le Journal Canadien de Famille et de la JeunesseJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.29173/cjfy29901

Health worker motivation to deliver quality care in western Nigeria

2022IJQHC CommunicationsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1093/ijcoms/lyac012

Causes and Consequences of Drug Abuse among Youth in Kwara State, Nigeria

2019Canadian Journal of Family and Youth / Le Journal Canadien de Famille et de la JeunesseJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.29173/cjfy29495

Malaria in pregnancy: A community-based study on the knowledge, perception, and prevention among Nigerian women

2019Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_295_18

Self-medication among rural residents in Lagos, Nigeria

2017Journal of Medicine in the TropicsJournalFirst authorCorresponding48 citations10.4103/jomt.jomt_51_16

Issues Surrounding HIV Status Disclosure: Experiences of Seropositive Women in Lagos, Nigeria

2017International Journal of Preventive MedicineJournalOpen accessCorresponding12 citations10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_136_15

Breastfeeding practices of mothers of young children in Lagos, Nigeria

2013Nigerian Journal of PaediatricsJournalOpen accessFirst author48 citations10.4314/njp.v41i1.8

Canadian Journal of Family and Youth / Le Journal Canadien de Famille et de la Jeunesse2

How it can be read

85% free to read

Diamond 14 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Gold 27 · 46%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Green 7 · 12%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 15%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 59 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center2
National Institutes of Health2
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta1
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek1
United States Agency for International Development1
United States Pharmacopeia1
Vlaamse regering1

Partnerships for the goals

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics

201348 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Hand hygiene knowledge and practices among healthcare providers in a tertiary hospital, south west, Nigeria

International journal of infection control

201342 citationsOpen access · Hybrid