Publications by authors named "A Fikin"
Assessment of workhour feeding practices, healthy behaviour score and body mass index of physicians in Northern Nigeria: a cross-sectional multi-centre study.
J Prev Med Hyg
March 2024
Background: The increasing prevalence of obesity and overweight among health workers calls for an appraisal of their lifestyle. This study assessed medical practitioners' workhour feeding and lifestyle practices and explored the relationship between these practices and their body mass index (BMI).
Methods: The survey involved 321 medical practitioners selected from 9 northern Nigeria hospitals in 2021.
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- - Bullous Pemphigoid is primarily seen in older adults but can rarely occur in adolescents, making this case significant.
- - The condition is an autoimmune skin disorder characterized by blisters and burn-like areas, which can sometimes look like Erythrodermic Psoriasis that typically presents with massive scaling.
- - In this case, the initial symptoms of itching and scaling transformed into the characteristic vesicles and blisters of Bullous Pemphigoid, confirming the diagnosis through histology tests.
Background: Hypertension is a common medical condition but largely undiagnosed, untreated, poorly controlled, and undertreated in low- and middle-income countries. Studies have reported missed hypertension during triage in Emergency Departments; however, little is known about missed elevated blood pressure (EBP) during triage in primary care settings. This study assessed the prevalence and predictors of missed EBP among triaged patients attending General Outpatient Clinics in Northern Nigeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Neonatal circumcisions are commonly performed in Nigeria, most often without anesthesia. The aim of this study was to determine whether anesthesia was required for neonatal circumcision.
Materials And Methods: All new-born male neonates presenting for routine circumcision were considered for inclusion in the study.
Background: Snakebite envenoming causes considerable morbidity and mortality in northern Nigeria. The clinician's knowledge of snakebite impacts outcome. We assessed clinicians' knowledge of snakebite envenoming to highlight knowledge and practice gaps for possible intervention to improve snakebite outcomes.
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