The increasing importance of pulmonary function testing in diagnosing and managing lung diseases assessing improvement has necessitated the need for locally derived reference equations from a sample general Nigerian population. It was cross sectional study which we used linear regression models to obtain values lower limits normal spirometric indices adult Nigerians population aged 18–65 years (males) 18–63 (females). Seven hundred twenty participants made up 358 males 362 females who...

Background:In many developing countries obesity and obesity-related morbidity are now becoming a problem of increasing importance. Obesity is associated with number disease conditions, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, gallstones, respiratory system problems sleep apnoea.Objectives: The aim this study was to determine the prevalence hypertension obesity, as classified according waist circumference (WC), further whether there any association...

The research was designed to assess the stigma and discrimination faced by People living with HIV AIDS (PLWHA) that are receiving treatment in UITH, Ilorin. study a descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted on three hundred (300) people care at antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics within University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (which only ART site Kwara State as then). A quantitative method through use interviewer administered questionnaire used for data collection. This design. All...

Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is rarely sought for and generally underdiagnosed even in diabetics developing countries like Nigeria. PAD easily detected diagnosed by the ankle-brachial index, a simple reliable test. Objectives: To determine prevalence of diabetic subjects aged 50–89 years value index measurement detection PAD.Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study 219 was carried out. The participants were administered pre-tested questionnaire (ABI) done. < 0.90...

Background: Oke-Ogun consists of 10 out the 33 Local governments in Oyo State, Nigeria. Although literature abounds on prevalence diabetes Nigeria, there is none this geo-political zone, despite fact that a high genetic and socio-cultural factors predisposition residents to pre-diabetes. Objectives: The purpose study was assess pre-diabetes associated socio-demographic characteristics among indigenes Oke-Ogun. Method: Of 10,000 respondents who participated study, 6,915 had completed data....

Background: The consequences of high risk sexual practices (HRSP) are enormous among adolescent senior secondary school students. They therefore need to have sufficient knowledge HRSP.Aim Objectives: study gauged the level and perceptions behavior students in Ilorin, Nigeria with a view improving their understanding current trends HRSP. This was quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive Ilorin East Local Government Area. Multi – stage sampling method involving 3 stages used. A...

Background: In many developing countries obesity and obesity-related morbidity are now becoming a problem of increasing importance. Obesity is associated with number disease conditions, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, gallstones, respiratory system problems sleep apnoea. Objectives: The aim this study was to determine the prevalence hypertension obesity, as classified according waist circumference (WC), further whether there any association...

Objectives: Although depression is one of the more common illnesses in outpatients’ clinic, it often overlooked. Besides accurate identification and treatment challenging. As pertinent as demographic factors are explaining variability depressive symptoms, there paucity data Nigeria particular, West Africa general, hence need to bring into lime light association between symptoms socio-demographic a General Outpatients Clinic Nigeria, Africa. Methods: Following institutional ethics committee...

Objective: Transient suicide thoughts are common to some people throughout the course of HIV disease and often do not indicate significant risk suicide. However, persistent suicidal with associated feelings hopelessness intent die very serious must be assessed promptly carefully. The aim this study, therefore, was examine relationship between depression, hopelessness, psychosocial stressors ideation in PLWHAs. Methods: This a hospital based, cross sectional, descriptive one hundred seventy...

BackgroundThere is need for information on the medical care seeking behaviour of Nigerian doctors.PurposeThis work was therefore designed to study doctors in Nigeria.MethodsIt a cross-sectional survey among Nigeria.ResultsData from 522 were included analysis. Majority them (80.5%) had one form illness or other year preceding survey. Only 35% reportedly consulted another doctor during their illness. Most consultations (61.2%) informal over phone (45.6%), Corridor (33.3%) and home visit...

People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) continue to face persistent and deep rooted social barriers. Incidentally, studies in determinants of depression are very limited, necessitating this study, which examined the impact these on depression.This was a hospital based, cross sectional descriptive study three hundred adult patients, attending HIV clinic Kwara State Specialist Hospital, Sobi, Ilorin, Nigeria. Depressive symptoms were measured by PHQ-9 rating scale. Three variables depression:...

The aim was to identify any relationship between obesity and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in diabetic subjects.Male female subjects aged 50-89 years. Body mass index (BMI) used estimate total body weight the waist-to- hip ratio (WHR) as well waist circumference (WC) were for abdominal fat distribution estimation. Peripheral defined by an ankle brachial <0.9.Peripheral observed 52.5% of subjects. BMI, WHR WC did not correlate with PAD.None parameters (i.e WC) assess PAD found PAD.

To assess the reasons for HIV testing among people living with and AIDS (PLWHA) that were receiving care/treatment in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital(UITH), Ilorin. The study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted on 300 care at antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics hospital. All patients who came to clinic during period data collection met inclusion criteria recruited into consecutively. Data analyzed using EPI-INFO 2005 software package. mean age respondents 39 years...

Family and caregiver distress can impair optimal care support of the patients, particularly those suffering from stigmatizing diseases requiring life-long treatment such as HIV/AIDS. This study aimed at determining relationship between family dysfunction depression among HIV/AIDS patients. was a hospital based, cross sectional, descriptive study, 300 adult patients attending HIV clinic. Depression assessed using PHQ-9 scale. A APGAR questionnaire then used to determine, prevalence...

Safe and effective vaccination remains the mainstay of control COVID-19 because there is still no universally recommended treatment. This strategy however being threatened by vaccine hesitancy resistance due to fear adverse events safety concerns. It is, therefore, necessary study post-vaccination (AE) in various populations geographical areas. The objective this was analyze following five major immunization centers Kwara State Nigeria. A retrospective descriptive AstraZeneca that were...

The study sought to describe the quality-of-life impairments in newly diagnosed HIV-infected adult patients with cutaneous lesions. This was a hospital-based, cross-sectional, descriptive of 160 attending HIV/AIDS clinic University Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). Systemic random sampling technique used recruiting respondents for study. Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) gauge impairments. showed high prevalence lesions patients. Majority (83.7%) scored more than 10 DLQI score. signifies...

Background: Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign inflammatory dermatosis of unknown cause, which generalised granuloma (GGA) subtype that tends to be resistant treatment. Various antibiotics have been used treat GGA, the most recent being combination therapy with rifampicin, ofloxacin and minocycline (ROM). This study aims explore efficacy in treating whether may useful children GGA. Materials Methods: A systematic review literature published from 1947 2017 was undertaken order evaluate use...

Objectives: Depressive disorders are a significant public health issue. They prevalent, disabling, and often chronic, with high economic burden to the society. illness is most common psychiatric disorder in HIV/AIDS prevalence 2 4 times higher than general population. It’s still questionable whether HIV related depression clinically different from sero-positive patients without depression. Studies comparing clinical features of depressed non-depressed People Living HIV/AIDs limited, hence...

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold>Psychiatric disorders had been reported with higher prevalence among people living Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Syndrome (AIDS), [PLWHA] than the general population and its presence could confer poorer prognosis on infected individuals. However, there is limited research above subject matter in North-Central part of Nigeria. Thus, this study aimed to determine common psychiatric (CPD) adult out-patients PLWHA at University Ilorin...

Abstract Background Psychiatric disorders had been reported with higher prevalence among people living human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired syndrome (AIDS), [PLWHA] than the general population and its presence could confer poorer prognosis on infected individuals. However, there is limited research above subject matter in North-Central part of Nigeria. Thus, this study aimed to determine common psychiatric (CPD) adult out-patients PLWHA at University Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH),...