Psychiatric morbidities and Quality of Life Among Surgically Treated Noma Survivors. Preliminary observations in Nigerian cohorts.

Introduction: Facial disfigurement, a sequelae of Noma, has the potential to impact the mental and social well-being of survivors, predisposing them to psychiatric morbidities and low health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of the study is to determine the psychiatric morbidities and QoL among Noma patients in Nigeria.

Material And Methods: A total of 41 participants were recruited and sociodemographic data were collected.

Effects of breed, diet and sex on expression of growth-related genes in Nigerian goats.

This experiment was conducted to study the effects of breed, diet and sex on expression of growth-related genes in Nigerian goats. A total of 36 weaner goats of two breeds (West African dwarf, n = 18; 9 males + 9 females) and Red Sokoto goats, n = 18; 9 males + 9 females) of about 3-4 months of age were used for the experiment. A 2 × 3 × 2 factorial experiment comprising 2 breeds, 3 diets groups and 2 sexes in a Completely Randomized Design was used.

Addressing the mental health needs of healthcare professionals in Africa: a scoping review of workplace interventions.

Healthcare workers in Africa face considerable stress due to factors like long working hours, heavy workloads and limited resources, leading to psychological distress. Generally, countries in the global north have well-established policies and employee wellness programs for mental health compared to countries in the global south. This scoping review aimed to synthesize evidence from published and grey literature on workplace mental health promotion interventions targeting African healthcare workers using Social Ecological Model (SEM) and the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model as an underlying theoretical framework for analysis.

Finding missing TB cases in Northern Nigeria.

Setting: Despite recent progress in TB notification rates, 6.2% of the 3.1 million 'missing' people with TB globally are from Nigeria.