Demographic and clinical correlates of depression among older adults with arthritis in Nigeria.

Background: Older adults have a high prevalence of chronic conditions like arthritis with morbidities, especially depression ranging up to 40% - 70%. Therefore, it is important to explore depression in older adults with arthritis.

Aim: This study aimed to determine if any demographic and clinical factors are associated with depression in older adults aged ≥ 60 years with arthritis attending a rheumatology clinic.

PREVALENCE OF ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN LAUTECH TEACHING HOSPITAL OGBOMOSO NIGERIA.

Background: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by clinical thrombotic events which may be arterial or venous vasculature associated with the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) in patient plasma. Majority of the studies done in this part of the world utilized single auto-antibody to phospholipids or phospholipid binding protein which resulted in an underestimation of the actual prevalence of this treatable disease entity. Hence, this study incorporates the use of triple auto-antibodies to determine the prevalence of APS among pregnant women in LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.

Health, well-being, and burnout amongst Early Career Doctors in Nigeria.

Background: Early Career Doctors (ECDs) in Nigeria are faced with many individual and systemic problems, which consequently adversely affect their health, well-being, patient care and safety.

Objective: This study, the second phase of the Challenges of Residency Training and Early Career Doctors in Nigeria (CHARTING II) Study, sought to examine the risk factors and contributors to the health, well-being and burnout amongst Nigerian ECDs.

Methods: This was a study of health, well-being and burnout amongst Nigerian ECDs.

Personality traits, alcohol use and problem drinking among undergraduates in southwest Nigeria.

Problem drinking, which may be more prominent among young adults, is associated with mental and physical complications. The onset, use, and abuse of alcohol may be related to personality traits such as agreeableness, neuroticism and extraversion. This study aimed to examine the relationship between personality traits and alcohol use among undergraduates in southwest Nigeria.