Aderonke, Courage(Journal of Medicine in the Tropics, 2020-09-11)
Background: Childhood epilepsy causes tremendous burden for the child, the family, the society and the healthcare system. While the
majority of patients with epilepsy respond well to one antiepileptic drug (AED), many ...
Aderonke, Courage(Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2017-07-26)
Background: Epilepsy is a common neurologic condition affecting 0.5-1% of the population.
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a major health problem to the individual as well as for the
society. There is insufficient ...
Drug utilization studies are important methods
of assessing how drugs are used in the society. Without the
knowledge of how drugs are being prescribed and used, it is
difficult to initiate discussion on rationale drug ...
Aderonke, Courage(Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 2020-04-17)
Background: Childhood
epilepsy causes a tremendous
burden for the child, the
family, society as well as the
healthcare system. Adherence to
antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is key
to treatment success, one of the
main ...
IHEKAIKE, Marcia Morayo(Asian Journal of Pediatric Research., 2023)
Introduction: Neonatal morbidity and mortality continue to be serious public health issues in
developing countries, where it also has a considerable impact on the under-five mortality rate.
Aims: To determine the causes ...
IHEKAIKE, Marcia Morayo(Res. J. Health Sci., 2023)
Background: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the increase globally with an
attendant heavy disease burden and high morbidity and mortality from end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Data on the prevalence ...
IHEKAIKE, Marcia Morayo(Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery., 2022)
Background: Duodenal atresia is one of the causes of intestinal obstruction in a new-born. It can be
associated with other congenital anomalies such as intestinal malrotation and congenital heart
diseases. Association ...
IHEKAIKE, Marcia Morayo(Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research., 2022)
Introduction: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic has a significant impact on
global health systems, not only in terms of the number of people infected with the disease, but also
in terms of patients with ...
IHEKAIKE, Marcia Morayo(Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research., 2022)
Internet use has become a way of life for the majority of higher education students all around the world
especially in light of the recent COVID 19 pandemic. In the wake of the pandemic and accompanying lockdown
globally, ...
Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of internet addiction
among undergraduate clinical medical students of a Nigerian private university.
Study Design: Cross sectional descriptive ...
Background and Aim: Kidney disease occurs frequently in human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals and is a leading
contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients with HIV. Early detection
of kidney ...
Introduction Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), including pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), in children
remains a challenge, partly due to its paucibacillary nature in young children. Data on the use of line
probe assay (LPA), ...
IHEKAIKE, Marcia Morayo(International Journal of Tropical Diseases and Health, 2015)
Background: Even though there has been some decline in childhood mortality, figures still remain
high in sub- Saharan Africa. The pattern of morbidity and mortality in health care institutions may be
a reflection of ...
AM, Yakubu(Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana, 2020-09)
Background: Neonatal mortality rate (NMR) remains
high in Nigeria. There is the need to know the major
causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality, so as to
reduce the trend.
Aim: To determine the causes of neonatal ...
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in young infants is
easily misdiagnosed as bronchopneumonia yet survival of such
patients lies in prompt diagnosis and surgical treatment. The
report aimed to increase awareness ...
Objective: To assess women’s experience of group prenatal care in a rural Nigerian community.
Methods: In an observational study, consenting pregnant women were enrolled in a group prenatal care program based on the ...