Udeme E. Ekrikpo
A5015391746- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Renal and Vascular Pathologies
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- interferon and immune responses
- Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Acute Kidney Injury Research
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
University of Uyo Teaching Hospital
2014-2024
University of Uyo
2012-2024
RELX Group (United States)
2022
University of Cape Town
2017-2021
Creative Commons
2021
Hypertension Institute
2020
Groote Schuur Hospital
2018
University College Hospital, Ibadan
2010
Stroke is the third leading cause of death worldwide. mortality has been noted to be higher in blacks biracial studies. There have few studies on stroke and its predictors Nigeria. This study examines a Northern Nigerian teaching hospital.This was prospective that carried out at Jos University Teaching Hospital One hundred twenty patients admitted into medical wards within one year were assessed. Demographic data recorded. Patients examined ancillary investigations out. The deaths...
Essential medicines are defined as those that "satisfy the priority health care needs of population" and selected with due regard to public relevance based on their efficacy, safety, comparative cost-effectiveness.1World Health Organization The Selection Use Medicines. Report WHO Expert Committee (Including 12th Model List Medicines). WHO, 2003Google Scholar They intended be accessible within context functioning systems in adequate quantities, appropriate dosage forms, ensured quality...
Background and Aim. Epilepsy remains a stigmatized disease especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of information illiteracy has been blamed as the cause stigmatization. This stigmatization stems from fact that traditional African belief views epilepsy spiritual disease. We studied knowledge, attitude, perception towards amongst medical students comparing knowledge clinical with basic (preclinical) students. Methodology. The participants were University Uyo. administered questionnaires which...
HIV infection environment presents a classic example of the interplay between infectious diseases and non-communicable (NCDs). Traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors abound in population even before initiation antiretrovirals (ARVs) predispose them to development stroke myocardial infarction. This work focuses on determining prevalence traditional CVD among ARV-naive individuals southern Nigeria.This was cross-sectional study patients initiating care at University Uyo Teaching...
Decisions on whether to screen for chronic kidney disease (CKD) or not remain contentious in nephrology. This study provides a global overview of early CKD identification efforts.Guidelines scoping reviews were followed and studies identified by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, ISI Web Science, PsycINFO. Data extracted from included focused the following 4 themes: population, measurement methods, interventions used, available policies.We 290 screening detection programs...
Haemodialysis is the most common form of renal replacement therapy in Nigeria. The high cost haemodialysis has made optimal end-stage disease difficult This paper a review data collected over two years provision dialysis services new tertiary hospital Southern Nigeria.This retrospective analysis done on obtained from patient case files and records first our centre. A gender comparison patients' baseline sociodemographic, clinical biochemical was performed logistic regression model used to...
Recent studies have shown an increasing trend in the prevalence of hypertension rural communities compared to that urban communities. This study was therefore carried out determine and its predictors (if any) both Akwa Ibom State Nigeria. Subjects Method . a cross-sectional for predictors. Two cities two were randomly selected from three senatorial districts state. Hypertension defined based on Seventh Report Joint National Committee Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, Treatment Hypertension....
There is paucity of information on the quality life patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Nigeria. This study assessed factors influencing their and independent predictors low scores. Two hundred sixty consecutive seen at Lagos University Teaching Hospital were evaluated for health related using World Health Organization Quality instrument (WHOQoL-BREF). Sociodemographic characteristics to various domains a multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed identify scores patients....
To assess changes in key measures of kidney care using data reported 2019 and 2023.