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Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Hypertension Screening and Treatment in Adults with Hypertension in Rural Nigeria in the Context of a Health Insurance Program. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for death and disability in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We evaluated the costs and cost-effectiveness of hypertension care provided within the Kwara State Health Insurance (KSHI) program in rural ...
Adenusi, Peju, Agbede, Kayode, Akande, Tanimola M, Bolarinwa, Oladimeji A, Gomez, Gabriela B, Hendriks, Marleen E, Kolo, Philip M, Redekop, William, Rosendaal, Nicole TA, Sanya, Emmanuel O, Schultsz, Constance, Tan, Siok Swan, van Eck, Diederik, Verhagen, Mark D   +13 more
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Quality of Spontaneous and Backslopped Fermented Cassava Flour From Different Cassava Landraces and Sensory Acceptability of the Cooked Dough

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
The cooked Oko‐iyawo spontaneously fermented cassava flour's sensory acceptability was correlated with its amylose content, pH, pasting temperature, and water absorption capability. Cassava processors may be able to create consistently high‐quality fermented cassava flour for various end users with the use of the information provided in this study ...
Awoyale Wasiu, Yusuf O. Joshua, Irondi A. Emmanuel, Abdulrahman L. Ololade, Allie Georgiana, Olatoye K. Kazeem, Maziya‐Dixon Busie   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Workers Perceived Hindrances to Implementation of National Programme on Immunization among People in Kwara State, Nigeria

Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science
Background: Childhood preventable illnesses that cause high rates of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria include poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, measles, and hepatitis.
Baba Dare Abubakar
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Promoting women participation in fish culture enterprises - as a means of poverty alleviation in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2005
One major aspect of the poverty status in Nigeria is the high rate of unemployment with the attendant economic in capacity, which in turn is responsible for the persistent problem of malnutrition over the decades.
Obayemi, I.M.
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Food Contamination and Safety in Nigeria: A Systematic Synthesis of Heavy Metals, Microbial Pathogens, and Health Risk Metrics

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This is an infographic driver of food contaminants and health effects. ABSTRACT Food safety remains a critical challenge in Nigeria due to rapid urbanization and weak regulatory enforcement. This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence from 2015 to 2025 to characterize food contaminant profiles and associated human health risks in Nigeria ...
Cecilia Nwadiuto Obasi, Naomi A. Mogborukor, Baridoo Donatus Dooka, Polycarp Dauda Madaki, Chiara Frazzoli, Mohamed Haddad, Orish Ebere Orisakwe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Task‐Shifting to Nurses for Hypertension Control in Rural Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Narrative Review of Effectiveness and Implementation Challenges

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Rising cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in rural sub‐Saharan Africa are largely attributable to insufficient awareness, treatment and control of hypertension. The delivery of care is further constrained by health system limitations, including shortages of physicians, inadequate infrastructure, challenges in medication supply ...
Aime Ishimwe Mugisha, Olivier Uwishema, Lydia Daniel Bisetegn, Hubert Uwisanze, Boluwatife Samuel Fatokun, Subham Roy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An analysis of the structure of fish marketing and distribution in Kwara State of Nigeria [PDF]

, 1986
A study was conducted examining the structure of fish marketing in Kwara State and also the conduct of participants within the market structure. The performance of the marketing system was evaluated, highlighting bottlenecks in the system and means of ...
Fabiyi, Y.L., Ladipo, O.O.
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Artificial Intelligence in African Cardiovascular Care: Opportunities, Challenges, and Pathways to Improved Outcomes

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
Artificial intelligence can transform cardiovascular care in Africa by improving early diagnosis, enabling personalized treatments, expanding telemedicine use, and improving rural healthcare access. Integrating AI‐driven tools with supportive policies, collaborative frameworks, training, funding, and infrastructure can overcome existing challenges and ...
Boluwatife Samuel Fatokun, Omosola Lydia Bolarin, Ahmed Muhammad Babandi, Pascal Mathew Okorobe, Chinwendu Janefrances Ezeagu, Ssentongo John, Hamzah Olaitan Muhammed, Obinna Joseph Mba   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-Concept as a Correlate of Academic Achievement of Special Needs Students in Kwara State

Különleges Bánásmód
Special education has shifted from a position of delivering professional services to students with disabilities to a system that seeks to encompass the broad concept of promoting quality education for students.
Ifeoma Okafor, Alexander Olushola Iyekolo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Commercial mariculture of Oreochromis niloticus using net cages [PDF]

, 1987
The culture of tilapia has a long history in Africa. Fossil remains of members of the genus have been found which are about 18 million years old (Fryer and Iles, 1972).
Fineman-Kalio, A.S.
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