Publications by authors named "Adedayo Aderibigbe"
Article Synopsis
- Hypertension poses a significant health risk to bank employees, with a study revealing a prevalence rate of 33.3% among 250 surveyed participants, who predominantly have higher education and reside in urban areas.
- Key risk factors identified include higher body mass index (BMI), previous hypertension diagnosis, family history of hypertension, smoking habits, and adding salt to food at the table.
- The findings highlight the urgent need for health promotion and lifestyle modifications in the banking sector to combat hypertension effectively.
Background: Pregnancy and delivery deaths represent a risk to women, particularly those living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This population-based survey was conducted to provide estimates of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Lagos Nigeria.
Methods: A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in mapped Wards and Enumeration Areas (EA) of all Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Lagos, among 9,986 women of reproductive age (15-49 years) from April to August 2022 using a 2-stage cluster sampling technique.
Introduction: The burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Nigeria remains one of the highest in the world, with the country having the highest number of people living with the infection in the West African subregion. Recent estimates put the HIV prevalence rate in Nigeria at 1.9%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: It has been observed that contributory factors such as unprotected sexual intercourse and vertical transmission of HIV to the unborn child during childbirth still occur among women living with HIV.HIV status disclosure has also been found to lead to improved access to HIV prevention and treatment programmes.
Methodology: The study was a descriptive cross sectional study using quantitative and qualitative data collection tools.
Background: It is predicted that the population of sub-Saharan Africa will be thrice its size by the end of the 21 century. Our study compared patterns, incentives and disincentives for the uptake of contraceptives in rural and urban communities of Lagos, Nigeria.
Materials And Methods: This is a population-based cross-sectional study on 1445 women of reproductive ages 15-49 years using a cluster sampling technique and a pre-tested, interviewer-administered electronic questionnaire in 2020.