Functional Disability and Social Support in Older Patients attending Chief Tony Anenih Geriatrics Center (CTAGC) University College Hospital, Ibadan Southwestern, Nigeria.

Background: Beyond clinical evaluation, additional significant areas of well-being for older people include the emotional, social, material, and functional domains.

Objectives: The study assessed the functional status and its relationship with social support of older patients attending the Geriatric Centre, UCH.

Methodology: A cross-sectional study of 396 randomly selected patients aged 65 years and above was undertaken to assess their functional status (by scoring their basic activities of daily living using the Barthel index) and social support (using the Multidimensional scale of perceived social support).

Rural-urban variation in willingness to donate blood in Ibadan Region, Nigeria.

Background: Although there are ongoing blood donation campaigns in Nigeria, the prevalence of voluntary blood donation is about 10% and there is limited information about the determinants of blood donation behavior, especially across rural-urban geographic areas. This study examines the rural-urban differences in willingness to donate blood.

Method: A cross-sectional study addressing adults from three rural and three urban communities was performed in 2021 to evaluate willingness, knowledge, attitude and practice of blood donation.

Just ethnic matching? Racial and ethnic minority students and culturally appropriate mental health provision at British universities.

Purpose: The need for "culturally appropriate" support for racial and ethnic minority (REM) students has prompted several British universities to embrace targeted interventions such as "ethnic matching" to encourage professional help-seeking on campus (i.e., pairing REM students with ethnically similar practitioners).

Screening for Depression Among Recent Nigerian Graduates.

Background: In recent times, Nigerian media have carried multiple reports of violent and traumatic social vices. These are well-known trigger factors for fear, worries, and anxiety for corp members and their families. Core member's presentations at the NYSC primary care clinic are commonly triggered by change in environmental, biological, and psychosocial factors which invariably affect their social and occupational functioning.

Determinants of health-related quality of life among human immunodeficiency virus positive (HIV-positive) patients at Ahmadu Bello University teaching hospital, Zaria, Nigeria- 2015.

Background: The advent of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) is associated with improved clinical and laboratory outcomes resulting in prolonged life and well-being of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV). However, the needs for life-long therapy, medications' side effects and stigma have raised concerns about their quality of life (QOL). This study assessed the determinants of Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among HIV-positive patients at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) Zaria.