A5109388412- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Pharmacy and Medical Practices
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
University for Development Studies
2025
Ahmadu Bello University
2018
BackgroundThe contribution of alcohol to the large burden oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in east Africa remains uncertain and difficult assess owing complex consumption patterns traditional commercial drinks. We aimed whether drinking, overall at specific intake levels, contributes ESCC risk Africa.MethodsWe did a hospital-based case-control study Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, which included comprehensive assessment variety locally consumed that we used classify drinkers as...
In the African esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) corridor, recent work from Kenya found increased ESCC risk associated with poor oral health, including an ill-understood association dental fluorosis. We examined these associations in a Tanzanian study, which included examination of potential biases influencing latter association. This age and sex frequency-matched case-control study 310 cases 313 hospital visitor/patient controls. Exposures self-reported hygiene nondental observer...
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in pregnant women are a common public health concern. Identifying the prevalence of bacteriuria, causative organisms, and their anti-microbial susceptibility profiles against commonly prescribed antibiotics used to treat UTIs among is an aim this study seeks attain. This critical achieving Sustainable Development Goals 3.1 3.2, targeted at reducing scourge global maternal mortality. hospital-based cross-sectional was conducted seeking antenatal care secondary...
Aim: To determine the types of upper gastrointestinal lesions and frequency Helicobacter pylori infection among dyspeptic patients in Maiduguri. Methods: Three hundred thirty (330) undergoing endoscopy at University Maiduguri Teaching Hospital were prospectively studied. Gastric antral biopsy specimens obtained through endoscopic forceps stained with haematoxylin eosin. Modified Giemsa staining was employed to demonstrate presence pylori. Results: One seventy one (51.8%) males 159 (48.2%)...
A drug-related problem (DRP) is an event or circumstance involving drug therapy that actually potentially interferes with desired outcome. The complexities in regimens used cervical cancer chemotherapy has led to more serious problems. aim of this study investigate DRPs patients receiving chemotherapy. was a retrospective cross sectional on at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria (ABUTH). Patients' medication charts were reviewed from July, 2015 June, 2016. Data collected using...
Poor adherence to medication is a major public health concern, especially in patients with hypertension because it sometimes difficult convince them take the absence of symptoms. The aim this study was assess relationship between patients’ beliefs about their antihypertensive drugs and treatment. cross-sectional on hypertensive General Hospital Katsina State. data were collected using patient administered questionnaires. Data analyzed SPSS version 20.0.The recorded total 127 patients,...