Purpose To determine the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment among adults in Kogi, Nigeria. Methods A Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) protocol was used with additional tools measuring ...

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, ...

Abstract Aim: This study aimed at assessing and comparing perceived leadership competencies of doctors occupying managerialpositions in a public and various private hospitals in Jos metropolis of Plateau state, ...

Staff retention is closely related to employee satisfaction which in turn is intertwined with salaries and benefits. Secondary health care facilities in low resource settings are finding it difficult to retain their staff. ...

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an endemic infection in Nigeria. Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of occupational exposures to HBV-infected blood and body fluids. Objective: To determine the ...

Health care delivery systems are desperately in need of quality improvement and cost efficiency despite increasing rates of chronic diseases, co – morbidities, overwhelming workload etc. globally. To navigate through ...