Publications by authors named "Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu"
Background: There is no national data on the association between sugar intake and caries experience in Nigeria. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the association between sugar intake and caries experience in Nigeria.
Methods: A search was conducted across the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase databases for articles published between January 2001 and March 2023 on the associations between sugar consumption and caries experience.
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- - The study highlights the often-overlooked role of men in family planning discussions, particularly in South Africa, where high rates of unintended pregnancies pose serious reproductive health challenges.
- - Using data from the 2016 South African Demographic and Health Survey, the research analyzes factors affecting male contraceptive use among men aged 15-59, revealing that 47% do not use contraception, while 40% rely on male methods.
- - Findings indicate that age, marital status, and education significantly influence contraceptive behavior, and importantly, a majority of men believe that contraception is not solely a woman's responsibility, despite existing inequalities in contraceptive uptake.
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- This review examines oral health care behaviors among pregnant women in Nigeria and how these impact both maternal and child health outcomes.
- The study analyzed 595 articles, narrowing it down to 18 relevant studies, which revealed significant variability in dental service usage and oral hygiene practices among pregnant women.
- It concluded that dental service use is low, often prompted by existing dental issues rather than preventive care, and emphasizes the need for improved oral health education tailored for this demographic.
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- The study aimed to assess the prevalence, case-fatality rate, and risk factors of Noma in Nigerian children.
- Out of 1652 articles reviewed, 12 studies were included, revealing a pooled prevalence of Noma at 2.95%, with notable associations to malnutrition, measles, and malaria.
- Case-fatality rates were unclear, and the prevalence was slightly higher in northern Nigeria compared to the south, with disparities noted in age groups but no significant conclusions drawn.
Introduction: Sexual dysfunction in women with HIV is a necessary but understudied aspect of HIV complications in women living with HIV. This study reports the prevalence, pattern, and risk factors for sexual dysfunction in women living with HIV in southwest Nigeria.
Methods: A validated Female Sexual Function Index was used to determine sexual dysfunction in a cross-sectional study design involving 2926 adult women living with HIV in a large, publicly funded tertiary HIV treatment centre in Lagos, Nigeria.
Background: Contraception is a strategy to meet the family planning goals of women living with human immunodeficiency virus (WLHIV) as well as to reduce the transmission of HIV. There is limited data from Nigeria, where HIV prevalent is the second-largest in the world. This study aimed to examine contraceptive use and identify factors influencing its use among sexually active WLHIV in Ibadan, Nigeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: For most rare diseases, which are often significantly under-resourced, sufficient information on funding landscape is missing, which may prevent effective use of research resources and be an obstacle to making effective decisions on research. The objective of this research was to create a database of Rett syndrome research projects carried out in the European Union (EU) and to provide a research landscape analysis.
Method: Websites of organizations funding research projects were identified and systematically checked.
Background: "Neglected Tropical Diseases" (NTDs) affect millions of people in Africa, Asia and South America. The two primary ways of strategic interventions are "preventive chemotherapy and transmission control" (PCT), and "innovative and intensified disease management" (IDM). In the last 5 years, phenomenal progress has been achieved.
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