Adolescent SRH service uptake in Nigeria — 2026
Mixed-methods study of adolescent sexual and reproductive health service uptake across six Nigerian states.
Research
Evidence for West African public health.
Applied research, open data, and policy briefs across maternal & child health, infectious diseases, and health systems.
Where we focus.
Four research portfolios driving the Institute's applied evidence work across the region.
Maternal & child health
RMNCAEH+N research focused on reducing maternal, newborn, and child mortality — service uptake, quality of care, and community health worker effectiveness.
HIV, TB & malaria
Operational research on case finding, retention in care, and last-mile distribution for the region's leading infectious disease programmes.
Health systems & financing
Health system strengthening, primary care models, and financing innovations — including cost-effectiveness, equity, and out-of-pocket spend.
Adolescents & young people
Mixed-methods research on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and the wider determinants of youth-friendly service uptake.
Publications
Open the libraryRecent papers, briefs & reports.
Research brief Paper Malaria case management in children under five
A peer-reviewed evaluation of WHO-aligned protocols at the primary-care level across four SFH country offices.
Report Health financing & out-of-pocket spend — annual report
Annual analysis of household out-of-pocket spend on health care across our four operating countries.
Research brief Community health worker retention & quality of care
Determinants of community health worker retention in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
Paper HIV programme coverage in pregnant women — Liberia
Coverage analysis of antenatal HIV testing and treatment initiation across Monrovia and selected districts.
Open data, transparent methodology.
Survey instruments, indicator dictionaries, and protocols released under open licences — for any researcher, journalist, or programme team who needs them.
Datasets
De-identified microdata from household and facility surveys, with codebooks and Stata setup files.
data@sfhinstitute.orgMethods
Detailed protocols, sampling frames, and instrument validation reports for each of our flagship research programmes.
methods@sfhinstitute.orgIndicators
Standardised indicator definitions and routine reporting templates — for use by ministries and partner organisations.
indicators@sfhinstitute.orgGet the briefs
All of our research, open and free.
Every paper, brief, and dataset we publish lives in the public library — no paywall, no signup.