Table 5 Top 10 most cited articles in HIV/AIDS research in Nigeria
From: Thirty-five years (1986–2021) of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: bibliometric and scoping analysis
Article | Authors | Source | Citation | Article type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Discriminatory attitudes and practices by health workers toward patients with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria | Reis C, Heisler M, Amowitz LL, (…) Anyamele C, Iacopino V | PLoS Med. 2005 | 359 | Original article |
SAVVY vaginal gel (C31G) for prevention of HIV infection: a randomized controlled trial in Nigeria | Feldblum PJ, Adeiga A, Bakare R, Wevill S, (…), Rountree W | PLoS One. 2008 | 316 | Original article |
A school-based AIDS education programme for secondary school students in Nigeria: a review of effectiveness | Fawole IO, Asuzu MC, Oduntan SO, Brieger WR | Health Educ Res. 1999 | 241 | Original article |
Sexual networking in the Ekiti district of Nigeria | Orubuloye IO, Caldwell JC, Caldwell P | Stud Fam Plann. 1991 | 220 | Original article |
Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and motivations towards blood donations among blood donors in Lagos, Nigeria | Olaiya MA, Alakija W, Ajala A, Olatunji RO | Transfus Med. 2004 | 199 | Original article |
Effectiveness of cellulose sulfate vaginal gel for the prevention of HIV infection: results of a Phase III trial in Nigeria | Halpern V, Ogunsola F, Obunge O, Wang CH, (…) Crucitti T, Abdellati S | PLoS One. 2008 | 166 | Original article |
Relationship between depression and quality of life in persons with HIV infection in Nigeria | Adewuya AO, Afolabi MO, Ola BA, (…), Oladipo BF, Fakande I | Int J Psychiatry Med. 2008 | 161 | Original article |
The immediate effect of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act on stigma, discrimination, and engagement on HIV prevention and treatment services in men who have sex with men in Nigeria: analysis of prospective data from the TRUST cohort | Schwartz SR, Nowak RG, Orazulike I, Keshinro B, Ake J, Kennedy S, Njoku O, Blattner WA, Charurat ME, Baral SD; TRUST Study Group | Lancet HIV. 2015 | 159 | Original article |
Providing TB and HIV outreach services to internally displaced populations in Northeast Nigeria: Results of a controlled intervention study | Abdullahi SA, Smelyanskaya M, John S, Adamu HI, Ubochioma E, Kennedy I, (…) Stevens R, Creswell J | PLoS Med. 2020 | 152 | Original article |
Assessing effects of a media campaign on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in Nigeria: results from the VISION Project | Keating J, Meekers D, Adewuyi A | BMC Public Health. 2006 | 147 | Original article |