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Wandering spleen: A common presentation of an uncommon anomaly [PDF]
, 2009 Background: With the advent of real time ultrasonography of the abdomen, the spleen is no longer an inaccessible organ. Wandering spleen is a rare entity with only less than 500 cases reported so far.
Imo, AO, Ogbonna, CO, Ugwu , AC
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Mothers’ perception of recovery and satisfaction with patent medicine dealers’ treatment of childhood febrile conditions in rural communities [PDF]
, 2016 Background Infant mortality in rural areas of Nigeria can be minimized if childhood febrile conditions are treated by trained health personnel, deployed to primary healthcare centres (PHCs) rather than the observed preference of mothers for patent ...
Ezenduka, Pauline +6 more
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Childhood Malignancy in Abakaliki: A Growing Concern
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2005 Aim: To determine (a) the prevalence of malignancies in children in Abakaliki as well as the outcome of therapy. (b) Compare findings with data from other parts of Nigeria Patients and Methods: A 4-year descriptive retrospective review of childhood malignancies was carried out based on data collected from case notes of patients attending the ...
Uche Nnebe-Agumadu, Chika Onwasigwe
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Health concepts, issues, and experience in the Abakaliki area, Nigeria. [PDF]
Environmental Health Perspectives, 1994 Environmental health problems are increasingly receiving global attention. The health of entire nations may not only be affected by adverse environmental conditions, but by nutritional deficiencies that lead to morbidity and mortality. The type and extent of adverse health effects in a population depend on the potential for exposure to some ...
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AIDS Research and Treatment, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Background Risk perception influences the uptake of HIV prevention interventions among key populations (KPs). Despite the disproportionately high burden of HIV among KPs in Nigeria, data on their HIV risk perception remain limited. This study aimed to assess (i) self‐perceived HIV risk and its associated factors and (ii) the discordance between self ...
Hidayat B. Yahaya +8 more
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SAGE Open, 2021 Lassa fever is a zoonotic disease characterized by acute viral hemorrhagic fever, endemic in West Africa including Nigeria. The study assessed the knowledge and sources of information on Lassa fever infection among the undergraduate students of Ebonyi ...
MaryJoy Umoke +6 more
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Pattern and outcome of induced abortion in Abakaliki, Southeast of Nigeria
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, 2014 Unsafe abortion accounts for a greater proportion of maternal deaths, yet it is often not adequately considered in discussions around reducing maternal mortality.The aim of this study is to determine the pattern of unsafe abortion and the extent to which unsafe abortion contributes to maternal morbidity and mortality in our setting as well as assess ...
Ikeako, LC +3 more
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BioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Soil‐transmitted helminths (STHs) and urinary tract infections (UTIs) pose major public health challenges, especially in regions with poor healthcare access, inadequate sanitation, and limited clean water supply. When these two conditions recur, they can cause stunted growth in children between 24 and 59 months of age, a vital phase for physical ...
Kofi Agyapong Addo +6 more
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The host range, annual cycle and parasitoids of the African rice gall midge Orseolia oryzivora (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in central and southeast Nigeria [PDF]
, 2017 Host range experiments and field sampling in Nigeria produced no evidence that African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora Harris - Gagné, can develop on plants other than Oryza species. Sampling in three outbreak areas during 1994 showed that the insect'
Harris, K.M. +3 more
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Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 34, Issue 12, December 2025.ABSTRACT Background Mounting evidence indicates that Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a public health challenge globally, and its occurrence is anticipated to surge in the forthcoming years. Dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 (DPP‐4) serves as a target for its treatment, with its inhibitors effectively preserving the levels of glucose‐dependent insulinotropic ...
Chinyere Aloke +4 more
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