Background: The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is now a global health emergency with significant morbidity and mortality among different populations of the world. Healthcare professionals are the people in the front line of ...

Impalement injuries to the craniofacial region are uncommon due to the fact that the face is a smaller target in relation to the rest of the body. We report a case of a 26-year old man who was attacked on the face with a ...

The study investigated the social class profile of adults with bilateral non-palpablecryptorchidism in NorthemNigeria. Methods: A 5 year retrospective review of adults with bilateral non-palpable testes presenting in 3 ...

Combined vesico-vaginal and vesico-cutaneous fistulae are exceptionally rare. We present a young woman who had combined vesico-vaginal fistula and vesico-cutaneous fistula following prolonged obstructed labour and ...

Aim: The study aimed to determine the relationship between family functioning and low back pain (LBP) in nurses in a tertiary hospital in North Central Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study using structured questionnaires ...

Background: Fever is a symptom of many diseases irrespective of age, sex, etc. Self medication for acute febrile illness is increasing in scope and content globally, often with severe consequences. Knowledge of the pattern ...

Aims: Supervisory managers are key to ensuring that hospitals are effective, and they also contribute to employee satisfaction in the workplace. There is inadequate knowledge regarding their competences, skills and skill ...

Background: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, yet many health care workers rarely check their blood pressure. The detection of hypertension among health care workers is key to prevention ...

Background: Decentralization, as seen in community antiretroviral group (CAG), has resulted in a significant decline in deaths from AIDS‑related causes with projected further benefits in middle‑ and low‑income countries, ...