Objectives Restorative sleep is critical in preventing hypertension and other chronic diseases. Limited research has explored the relationship between quality Africa. This study investigated association blood pressure control among hypertensive patients Southern Nigeria. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting A rural tertiary hospital Nigeria, April to June 2023. Participants 250 systematically selected adults. completed a validated semistructured interviewer-administered questionnaire assess...

A population-based-cross-sectional survey was carried out to investigate the potential risk of exposure premium motor spirit (PMS) fumes in Calabar, Nigeria, among Automobile Mechanics (AM), Petrol Station Attendants (PSA) and general population. Structured questionnaire administered on randomly chosen subjects elicit information their PMS. Duration taken as length work various occupations. Venous blood for methaemoglobin (MetHb) packed cells volume (PCV). Mean MetHb value higher AM (7.3%)...

Background: Malaria prevention and treatment constitute an unbearable economic burden to most African countries, especially south of the Sahara, where about 500 million cases occur annually. The problem malaria among adolescents has largely been overshadowed by huge disease young children. Attention also diverted HIV/AIDS adolescents. Some surveys reveal a lack knowledge many misconceptions transmission malaria, which could adversely affect control measures antimalarial therapy. Such gap...

To determine the degree of client satisfaction with immunisation services at Primary Health facilities in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered on 402 caregivers who were selected using systematic random sampling from four primary health centres. The centres randomly 19 table numbers. Data obtained analysed Epi-Info software version 2002. majority clients dissatisfied most aspects care given Care Centres including long waiting time,...

Medical consultation is at the centre of clinical practice. Satisfaction a patient with this process major determinant outcome. This study sought to determine proportion patients who were satisfied their doctor-patient encounter and patient-related factors that affected patients’ satisfaction process. A clinic-based, cross-sectional using modified version General Practice Assessment Questionnaire (GPAQ), which employed systematic sampling technique, was used. The questionnaires administered...

Context: There has been a steady rise in Nigeria's HIV/AIDS burden since the first sero-prevalence survey 1991. economy is mainly dependent on oil that comes from Niger Delta Region. The majority of people delta region depend fishing and farming for livelihood. Years exploration activities with frequent spillages have led to severe environmental degradation resultant destruction farmlands aquatic flora fauna. situation characterised by poverty, high fertility disease. Issue: Oil become, doom...

Few types of blood exposures have been assessed in relation to incident HIV infection sub-Saharan Africa, despite evidence that penile-vaginal sex cannot account for the epidemic region. To investigate correlates Calabar, Nigeria, we surveyed clients at voluntary counselling and testing centres. Participating who tested multiple times were generally similar those only once terms demographic characteristics, sexual prevalence. Blood common. Serial testers had a 10% annual incidence infection....

Introduction: Reduction in salt intake improves blood pressure control and reduces the risk of hypertension other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). However, remains high among Nigerians. This study aimed to identify barriers facilitators reduction hypertensive patients attending a family medicine clinic southern Nigeria. Methodology: A focussed group discussion (FGD) exploring patients’ perceptions was conducted with 8 groups purposefully selected 74 hypertensives who consumed excess dietary...

The faculty of General Medical Practice has change its name to the Family Medicine come partly due world wide response call by World organization family doctors calling on all colleges, academies, societies and associations general practitioners that have a postgraduate/specialty program pressure from societal view certified members not being regarded as specialist. Also public able differentiate those with basic medical degree who acquired specialist qualification prompted this paper. Using...

The authors examine mothers and decision making during childhood febrile illness in rural Nigeria this article. Employing a cross-sectional descriptive community survey, we elicited information from four categories of caregivers with the help structured questionnaires. Apart sociostructural economic factors, reveal how interlocking objectives values as expressed extended family institutions functioned to influence both behavior mothers. We suggest expanding target health education areas...

The emergence of a chronic medical illness such as Human Immune Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) may be the time when people turn to Sacred through spirituality religion. HIV is that requires strict adherence medication regimens influenced by spirituality/religion. This study was aimed at finding association between spirituality/religion highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in adult HIV/AIDS patients. cross-sectional descriptive 370 Adherence...

Background: Non-specific low back pain is a common health problem incurring immense and social costs with concomitant disability, which has assumed significant public importance in our setting. The impact from this condition multi-factorial, includes pain, activity limitations impairment of quality life. This study therefore aimed to examine the level its correlates predictors, on selfperceived It also sought determine predictors health-related life among patients Family Practice setting...

Medical education at the undergraduate level is primordial stem in which all specialist courses derive legitimacy. There has been assumption that basic medical degree trains graduates as general practitioners. This erroneous belief perpetuated such many have come to view postgraduate training General Practice a mini surgical, medicine, pediatrics Obstetrics and gynecology exposure. With advent of program, (GMP) faculty changing its outlook so differentiate Fellows from other medicine who are...

Background: Despite the fact that anaemia is a preventable morbidity in most cases, its prevalence among pregnant women still unacceptably high especially rural and sub-urban settings. This worrisome considering enormous contribution of to maternal infant mortality.
 Objective: study aimed at determining booking, identifying describing risk factors who attended antenatal clinic General Hospital, Etinan, area Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria.
 Methodology: was cross-sectional...

Abstract Background Lifestyle modification has been shown to improve blood pressure (BP) control, but its practice is poor among patients with hypertension. Thus, measures that would help hypertension achieve positive lifestyle BP control. The study aimed determine the effect of motivational interviewing on and control attending Family Medicine Clinics Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Irrua, Nigeria. Methods was a randomised trial (PACTR202301917477205) 250 hypertensive adults...