Publications by authors named "D Tukur"
Background: Presumptive diagnosis and prescription of anti-malarial medicines to malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT)-negative patients is a common practice among health care workers (HCWs) in Nigeria. There is paucity of data on HCWs adherence to RDT result in Sokoto metropolis, Nigeria. The study was conducted to determine HCWs adherence to malaria test result and the influencing factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Occupationally acquired infections are leading causes of morbidity and mortality among health care workers. The study aimed to determine knowledge, attitude and preventive practices of health care workers on needle stick injuries in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria.
Methods: This was a cross sectional descriptive study in which stratified sampling technique was used to sample respondents.
Introduction: According to a study conducted in1989, Enugu State has an estimated urinary schistosomiasis prevalence of 79%. Recently, studies have implicated bacteriuria co-infection in bladder cancer. These bacteria accelerate the multi-stage process of bladder carcinogenesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Disclosure of HIV status especially to sexual partners is an important prevention goal. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of HIV status disclosure and the factors associated with disclosure by HIV positive patients attending the adult Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) clinic in State Specialist Hospital Gombe (SSHG) a secondary health facility in north-eastern Nigeria.
Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study among adult HIV positive patients enrolled into the HIV/AIDS programme of SSHG.