International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 2015
Aims: Malaria is a maj or endemic public health problem in Nigeria and its diagnosis is often eit... more Aims: Malaria is a maj or endemic public health problem in Nigeria and its diagnosis is often either missed or over - diagnosed. It is therefore necessary to determine the use of malaria diagnostic tests by the Community Health Physicians in Nigeria to make the appropriate diagnos is. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among Public Health physicians who attended the National Conference of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria which held in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, in the year 2013. The structur ed questionnaire was completed by all consenting physicians and analyzed with Excel and Epi - info. Results: A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed but 125 (62.5%) responded. Majority of the respondents were females 69(55.2%), most physicians fell i nto the age group 31 - 40years 69(60%)
Ensuring effective accountability mechanisms will be a pre-requisite for achieving food and nutri... more Ensuring effective accountability mechanisms will be a pre-requisite for achieving food and nutrition security and thus, advancing the progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2). Here we discuss and summarise the findings of the ONE Campaign-facilitated accountability working group for data users, which deliberated between November 2015 and February 2016, and involved expert consultations from civil society organisations, research institutions, and academia. We provide an overview of the key challenges identified by data users in relation to nutrition and food security, propose a novel conceptual framework within which these challenges should be analysed, and offer a set of con-crete policy and programmatic recommendations to address the recurrent bottlenecks. The paper con-cludes by providing a summary of key findings within the larger context of relevant global initiatives and processes, such as Nutrition for Growth Summit, the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutr...
Although prisoners are considered a vulnerable population, no data repository currently exists to... more Although prisoners are considered a vulnerable population, no data repository currently exists to monitor the COVID-19 incidence in Nigerian prisons. To better understand the impact of COVID-19 within the Nigerian prison system, prisons should develop detailed COVID-19 response protocols, implement enhanced point-of-care testing, and initiate contact tracing with meticulous data collection.
INTRODUCTION; Diseases of the cervix are important cause of morbidity and mortality globally and ... more INTRODUCTION; Diseases of the cervix are important cause of morbidity and mortality globally and particularly serious in developing countries. OBJECTIVES; To carry out a retrospective review of the surgical cervical lesions in National Hospital Abuja and compare the results with other similar studies in Nigeria and abroad. MATERIALS AND METHODS; All cervical surgical samples received in the Department of Histopathology from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2013 were accessed and the slides retrieved and reviewed. The results are analyzed using simple statistical methods. RESULTS; Of the 560 cervical samples received in the department 46% are neoplastic composed of 23% each of malignant and benign tumours respectively. Squamous cell carcinoma is the commonest malignant tumour while cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is the commonest benign lesions. CONCLUSION. The large number of CIN underscores the need for an effective screening program.
Background: Data on cancer morbidity and mortality are important indicators of disease burden, di... more Background: Data on cancer morbidity and mortality are important indicators of disease burden, disease outcome, research potential and effectiveness of control program. Hospital based data are proxy measures of population figures. Objective: This study sets out to determine the cancer death in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria and analyse the demographics of affected patients. Setting and Study: This is a retrospective analytical study of cancer mortality occurring in the National Hospital Abuja (NHA), Nigeria from 1st January 2001 to 31st December 2010. Materials and Methods: Records of all cases of death occurring in the hospital for the given period were retrieved from the Medical Records Department of the hospital and supplemented with data from Clinical case notes, ward registers, nurses’ reports, mortuary registers and Death certificates. Records from the Histopathology Department for the same period were also obtained and relevant information extracted. Results: Cancer death accounted for a significant portion (11%) of total hospital mortality. Female cancer mortality was slightly higher than male with ratio 1.2:1. The commonest cause of cancer death in males were Liver (33, 18%), Prostate (25, 14%) and Colorectal (14, 8%) whilst in females it was the breast (73, 35%), cervix (37, 18%) and liver (12, 6%). Conclusion: Cancer death is a serious health problem in National Hospital.
International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 2015
Aims: Malaria is a maj or endemic public health problem in Nigeria and its diagnosis is often eit... more Aims: Malaria is a maj or endemic public health problem in Nigeria and its diagnosis is often either missed or over - diagnosed. It is therefore necessary to determine the use of malaria diagnostic tests by the Community Health Physicians in Nigeria to make the appropriate diagnos is. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among Public Health physicians who attended the National Conference of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria which held in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, in the year 2013. The structur ed questionnaire was completed by all consenting physicians and analyzed with Excel and Epi - info. Results: A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed but 125 (62.5%) responded. Majority of the respondents were females 69(55.2%), most physicians fell i nto the age group 31 - 40years 69(60%)
Ensuring effective accountability mechanisms will be a pre-requisite for achieving food and nutri... more Ensuring effective accountability mechanisms will be a pre-requisite for achieving food and nutrition security and thus, advancing the progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2). Here we discuss and summarise the findings of the ONE Campaign-facilitated accountability working group for data users, which deliberated between November 2015 and February 2016, and involved expert consultations from civil society organisations, research institutions, and academia. We provide an overview of the key challenges identified by data users in relation to nutrition and food security, propose a novel conceptual framework within which these challenges should be analysed, and offer a set of con-crete policy and programmatic recommendations to address the recurrent bottlenecks. The paper con-cludes by providing a summary of key findings within the larger context of relevant global initiatives and processes, such as Nutrition for Growth Summit, the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutr...
Although prisoners are considered a vulnerable population, no data repository currently exists to... more Although prisoners are considered a vulnerable population, no data repository currently exists to monitor the COVID-19 incidence in Nigerian prisons. To better understand the impact of COVID-19 within the Nigerian prison system, prisons should develop detailed COVID-19 response protocols, implement enhanced point-of-care testing, and initiate contact tracing with meticulous data collection.
INTRODUCTION; Diseases of the cervix are important cause of morbidity and mortality globally and ... more INTRODUCTION; Diseases of the cervix are important cause of morbidity and mortality globally and particularly serious in developing countries. OBJECTIVES; To carry out a retrospective review of the surgical cervical lesions in National Hospital Abuja and compare the results with other similar studies in Nigeria and abroad. MATERIALS AND METHODS; All cervical surgical samples received in the Department of Histopathology from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2013 were accessed and the slides retrieved and reviewed. The results are analyzed using simple statistical methods. RESULTS; Of the 560 cervical samples received in the department 46% are neoplastic composed of 23% each of malignant and benign tumours respectively. Squamous cell carcinoma is the commonest malignant tumour while cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is the commonest benign lesions. CONCLUSION. The large number of CIN underscores the need for an effective screening program.
Background: Data on cancer morbidity and mortality are important indicators of disease burden, di... more Background: Data on cancer morbidity and mortality are important indicators of disease burden, disease outcome, research potential and effectiveness of control program. Hospital based data are proxy measures of population figures. Objective: This study sets out to determine the cancer death in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria and analyse the demographics of affected patients. Setting and Study: This is a retrospective analytical study of cancer mortality occurring in the National Hospital Abuja (NHA), Nigeria from 1st January 2001 to 31st December 2010. Materials and Methods: Records of all cases of death occurring in the hospital for the given period were retrieved from the Medical Records Department of the hospital and supplemented with data from Clinical case notes, ward registers, nurses’ reports, mortuary registers and Death certificates. Records from the Histopathology Department for the same period were also obtained and relevant information extracted. Results: Cancer death accounted for a significant portion (11%) of total hospital mortality. Female cancer mortality was slightly higher than male with ratio 1.2:1. The commonest cause of cancer death in males were Liver (33, 18%), Prostate (25, 14%) and Colorectal (14, 8%) whilst in females it was the breast (73, 35%), cervix (37, 18%) and liver (12, 6%). Conclusion: Cancer death is a serious health problem in National Hospital.
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