He is a social demographer with research interests in social determinants of maternal health, adolescent childbearing, fertility intentions, family planning, migrant health, and displaced populations. He holds a PhD in Demography and is currently a Senior Lecturer (Asst. Professor) in the Department of Demography and Social Statistics at Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria. He is skilled in both quantitative and qualitative research and has vast consultancy experience with the WHO, the National Population Commission of Nigeria, the Malaria Consortium Nigeria, and other organisations. I offer professional research services in manuscript writing, copy-editing and proofreading for publication in indexed journals.
Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abubakar-Yakubu-Abbani?ev=hdr_xprf
LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/abubakar-yakubu-abbani-phd-035316125
Recent Publications:
Trend and social determinants of non-facility births in Northwestern Nigeria: pooled analysis of demographic and health survey 2003–2018 — BMC Public Health (2026). BMC/PMC full article
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-26666-0 PubMed Central (PMC)
Household Characteristics Factors and Drinking Water Sources in Urban Nigerian Communities: A Cross-Sectional Study — Jurnal Kesehatan Lingkungan (2026). ResearchGate article
DOI: 10.20473/jkl.v18i2.2026.134-141 ResearchGate
Non-utilisation of postpartum services in northwestern Nigeria: analyses of trend and social determinants from 2003 to 2018 — BMJ Open (2025), 15(1), e086121. PubMed article record
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086121 PubMed
Sociodemographic and Contextual Determinants of Men’s Fertility Desires in Northern Nigeria: An Analysis of the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey — Journal of Population and Social Studies (2024), 32, 829–846. ResearchGate publication
DOI: 10.25133/JPSSv322024.048