Examining community perspectives on integrated service delivery for tuberculosis, mental health and substance use disorder in Nigeria: A qualitative study

Martin Njoku, Charles Nwafor, Chinwe Eze, Okechukwu Ezeakile, Anthony Meka, Ngozi Ekeke, Iyama Francis, Daniel Egbule, Joseph Chukwu, Charles Esekhaigbe, Chijioke Osakwe, Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Chibuike Agu, Grace Bernard-Asadu, Chukwuma Anyaike, Clement Adesigbin, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Tunde Ojo, Daniel C. Oshi, Beatrice Kirubi, Jacob Creswell, Ngozi Murphy-Okpala

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345182
Published: 2026-04-03
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0345182,
  title = {Examining community perspectives on integrated service delivery for tuberculosis, mental health and substance use disorder in Nigeria: A qualitative study},
  author = {Martin Njoku and Charles Nwafor and Chinwe Eze and Okechukwu Ezeakile and Anthony Meka and Ngozi Ekeke and Iyama Francis and Daniel Egbule and Joseph Chukwu and Charles Esekhaigbe and Chijioke Osakwe and Edmund Ndudi Ossai and Chibuike Agu and Grace Bernard-Asadu and Chukwuma Anyaike and Clement Adesigbin and Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro and Tunde Ojo and Daniel C. Oshi and Beatrice Kirubi and Jacob Creswell and Ngozi Murphy-Okpala},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0345182},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345182}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Examining community perspectives on integrated service delivery for tuberculosis, mental health and substance use disorder in Nigeria: A qualitative study
AU  - Martin Njoku
AU  - Charles Nwafor
AU  - Chinwe Eze
AU  - Okechukwu Ezeakile
AU  - Anthony Meka
AU  - Ngozi Ekeke
AU  - Iyama Francis
AU  - Daniel Egbule
AU  - Joseph Chukwu
AU  - Charles Esekhaigbe
AU  - Chijioke Osakwe
AU  - Edmund Ndudi Ossai
AU  - Chibuike Agu
AU  - Grace Bernard-Asadu
AU  - Chukwuma Anyaike
AU  - Clement Adesigbin
AU  - Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro
AU  - Tunde Ojo
AU  - Daniel C. Oshi
AU  - Beatrice Kirubi
AU  - Jacob Creswell
AU  - Ngozi Murphy-Okpala
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
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Njoku, M., Nwafor, C., Eze, C., Ezeakile, O., Meka, A., Ekeke, N., Francis, I., Egbule, D., Chukwu, J., Esekhaigbe, C., Osakwe, C., Ossai, E. N., Agu, C., Bernard-Asadu, G., Anyaike, C., Adesigbin, C., Chijioke-Akaniro, O., Ojo, T., Oshi, D. C., Kirubi, B., Creswell, J., & Murphy-Okpala, N. (2026). Examining community perspectives on integrated service delivery for tuberculosis, mental health and substance use disorder in Nigeria: A qualitative study. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345182

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