Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and HIV increase the risk of tuberculosis (TB). The frequency of DM among patients with TB with and without HIV is poorly documented in many low- and middle income countries. ...

Introduction: Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus and an epidemic-prone disease. Plateau State has consistently recorded a significant number of new cases of Lassa fever. Healthcare ...

COVID-19 virus has spread everywhere in Africa and to the 36 states of Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The outbreak of COVID-19 in Lagos, since February 27, 2020 has generated 158,506 confirmed ...

BACKGROUND: The use of molecular amplification as says for TB diagnosis is limited by their costs and cartridge stocks. Pooling multiple samples to test them together is reported to have similar accuracy to individual ...

The pandemonium of cysticercosis in human has pulled the focus of WHO to develop a guideline and promote actions to prevent the causes of epilepsy by taenia worms affecting human health, leading to stigmatization and ...

Malaria is an endemic disease in Nigeria with its greatest adverse effects on pregnant women and under-five children. Use of insecticide treated net (ITN) is one of the measures for combating malaria. The aim of this ...

Background: Waste management is the generation, prevention, characterization, monitoring, treatment, handling, reuse and residual disposition of social waste. The various methods of waste disposal include: recycling, ...

Background: Hepatitis B virus is a potentially fatal infection that is one of the major public health problems around the world. It is important to affirm that medical students are future health care workers, and they ...

Background: Generally, there is limited public understanding of mental illness, and there are certain misconceptions regarding those who suffer from mental disorders. They cut across cultures, periods, and religions. ...

Background: Beliefs about mental illness shape individuals’ behaviour towards people with mental illness. Adolescents and young adults are susceptible to developing a mental disorder comes with the unwillingness to ...