Prevalence and factors associated with childhood malaria and anaemia in Osun state, Nigeria: a baseline household malariometric study.

Background: Under-5 children have been known to bear a significant burden of malaria in endemic countries. Though significant progress has been made towards malaria prevention and control in Nigeria, it is expected that the addition of new malaria prevention strategy, such as perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC) can contribute to a more rapid decline in malaria cases. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with malaria and anaemia among children aged 2-18 months in Osun State.

Assessment of patients' satisfaction with healthcare services provided under the Nigeria national health insurance authority.

Background: The Nigeria National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is the official Social Health Insurance Agency of the Federal Government established to provide quality healthcare services to Nigerians at affordable cost, sufficient to address catastrophic health expenditures. One key indicator of quality healthcare services is patient satisfaction. This National Survey aimed to assess enrollees' satisfaction with healthcare services under this organization.

Exploring the landscape of routine immunization in Nigeria: A scoping review of barriers and facilitators.

Background: Despite global efforts to improve vaccination coverage, the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children has increased in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, which has over 2.1 million unvaccinated (zero dose) children, the highest in the continent. This scoping review systematically maps and summarizes existing literature on the barriers and facilitators of immunization in Nigeria, focusing on regional inequalities.

Comparison of blood lead levels between battery recycling workers and controls in Northern Nigeria.

About 80% of the global lead production is consumed by the battery industry. As old batteries are increasingly being recycled without adequate recourse to safety and protection in many developing countries, there is well-documented evidence of lead poisoning among the workers. This study compared blood lead levels (BLL) of battery recycling workers (BRW) with controls in Northern Nigeria.

Factors Associated with the Outcome of 2023 Diphtheria Outbreak in Jigawa State, Nigeria: A Retrospective Review of the Surveillance Data.

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the factors associated with the outcome of the 2023 diphtheria outbreak in Jigawa State, Nigeria.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted amongst all line-listed diphtheria cases reported from Jigawa State, Nigeria, using the 2023 Integrated Disease and Surveillance Response line list of cases that met the World Health Organization case definition of diphtheria. A total of 245 line-listed cases from January 2023 to December 2023 met the criteria for inclusion in the study.

Knowledge of Personal Hygiene Among Street Food Vendors and Canteen Food Handlers in Kano: A Mixed Methods Study.

Background: The burden of food-borne diseases is becoming a global problem. The aim of this study was to assess and compare personal hygiene knowledge among street food vendors and canteen food handlers in the Kano metropolis.

Methodology: An explanatory sequential mixed methods study was carried out using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire, focus group discussion guide and observation checklist, to assess and compare personal hygiene knowledge among street food vendors and canteen food handlers in Kano metropolis, Nigeria.

Youssef's syndrome, a rare complication of caesarean section: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Youssef's syndrome or vesico-uterine fistula is an abnormal communication between the bladder and the uterus. It complicating of dystocic delivery, caesarean section and uterine rupture. The prevalence is globally 1-4 % of all obstetric fistulas.

Prolonged abdominal pregnancy incidentally discovered during cesarean section: a case report.

Background: Abdominal pregnancy is a rare medical condition that is still missed in developing countries due to inadequate medical facilities. The clinical indicators manifest in various forms and are nonspecific, making it challenging to diagnose and often leading to delayed detection. However, obstetric ultrasound serves as an essential tool in early detection.

East-to-west human dispersal into Europe 1.4 million years ago.

Stone tools stratified in alluvium and loess at Korolevo, western Ukraine, have been studied by several research groups since the discovery of the site in the 1970s. Although Korolevo's importance to the European Palaeolithic is widely acknowledged, age constraints on the lowermost lithic artefacts have yet to be determined conclusively. Here, using two methods of burial dating with cosmogenic nuclides, we report ages of 1.

Textiloma complicating myomectomy: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Textiloma or gossypiboma is a rare complication of pelvic surgery. It can mimic both, clinically, and radiologically an abscess, or a tumor, thus, making its diagnosis difficult and late. It can lead to a high morbidity and mortality rate for the patient and engages the surgeon's civil liability.

Burden, socio-demographic and other risk factors associated with haemodialysis in North-west Nigeria: A retrospective multicentre analysis.

Background: Kidney diseases requiring haemodialysis are becoming an emerging public health problem. This study aimed to determine the burden, socio-demographic and other risk factors associated with haemodialysis in Northwest Nigeria.

Methodology: The study was a retrospective multicentre review of secondary data from the dialysis centres of public hospitals in northwestern Nigeria.

Telemedicine Service Adoption During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Physicians' Experience from Nigeria.

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A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study of the Profile of Seminal Fluid Analyses of Men Seeking Fertility Care at Different Hospitals.

Background: Male infertility contributes 40 % of couple infertility. The prevalence of abnormal semen parameters has been on the increase. Age among other factors affects the fertility potential of males.

Status report of the first AMS laboratory in the Czech Republic at the Nuclear Physics Institute, Řež.

The first accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) laboratory in the Czech Republic has been established and put into routine operation in February 2022. Here we briefly describe the facilities available, namely a 300 kV multi-isotope low-energy AMS system (MILEA) capable of determination Be, C, Al, Ca, I, isotopes of U, especially U, Pu and other actinoids, and accessories for C measurements, which include a gas interface system, a preparative gas chromatography system for compound-specific radiocarbon dating analysis, and an isotope-ratio mass spectrometer. The first results achieved for separation and measurement of the above radionuclides (except for Ca) are also reported, with the main focus on C measurements.

: Correlates of Health Workers' Support for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates.

This study examined the support for vaccine mandates and uptake among clinical and non-clinical staff at a tertiary hospital in northern Nigeria, focusing on variation of survey responses based on job position, socio-demographic characteristics, and perceived risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Using an explanatory, sequential, mixed-methods design and deploying a pragmatic paradigm, 370 healthcare workers were administered structured questionnaires. This was followed by in-depth interviews with a sub-sample of respondents to further clarify the responses regarding support for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine mandate.

HIV self-testing and repeat testing in pregnancy and postpartum in Northern Nigeria.

Objective: Incident HIV infections in pregnant and breastfeeding mothers pose significant challenges to prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. We identified the predictors of willingness to self-test for HIV when retesting in pregnancy and postpartum among antenatal clients in a tertiary hospital in Northern Nigeria.

Methods: Structured and validated questionnaires were administered to a cross section of antenatal attendees (n = 370) in March 2021.

: correlates of COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among adults in Kano, Nigeria.

Vaccination is a critical tool in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has not been well explored in parts of Nigeria. We assessed the predictors of acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine and identified reasons for vaccine hesitancy among adults in urban Kano, northern Nigeria.

Effect of voice reminder on compliance with recommended hand hygiene practise among health-care workers in Kano metropolis.

Background: Poor compliance with recommended hand hygiene practise by health-care workers is an emerging public health threat associated with significant morbidity, mortality and spread of multidrug-resistant microorganisms.

Objective: This study assessed the effect of voice reminder on compliance with recommended hand hygiene practise among the baseline, and post-intervention compliance with recommended hand hygiene among health-care workers using the WHO checklist for observation of 5-moments of hand hygiene of health-care workers in Kano.

Methods: Quasi-experimental study design was used.

Assessment of maternal health services: a comparative study of urban and rural primary health facilities in Kano State, Northwest Nigeria.

Introduction: all pregnant women are at potential risk of obstetric complications; majority of which can be treated if appropriate care is accessed promptly. A shift in focus to quality of care has the potential to unlock significant returns for every mother and newborn to end preventable maternal and infant deaths. The study aimed to assess the quality of maternal health services in primary health facilities in urban and rural communities of Kano State.

Validity evidence for a novel instrument assessing medical student attitudes toward instruction in implicit bias recognition and management.

Background: Implicit bias instruction is becoming more prevalent in health professions education, with calls for skills-based curricula moving from awareness and recognition to management of implicit bias. Evidence suggests that health professionals and students learning about implicit bias ("learners") have varying attitudes about instruction in implicit bias, including the concept of implicit bias itself. Assessing learner attitudes could inform curriculum development and enable instructional designs that optimize learner engagement.

Investigating a foodborne illness outbreak at a private girls' school in Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, 2015.

Globally, it is estimated that foodborne-associated illness accounts for 2.2 million deaths. This is caused by contamination of food with toxins, parasites, bacteria or viruses that can lead to increased levels of morbidity and mortality.

An investigation of pyrexia of unknown origin in Shamva District, Zimbabwe, September 2015.

Outbreak investigation is a key component of public health training. A good outbreak investigation can go beyond determining the causative agent by recommending policies to be formulated by policy makers. This case study simulates a real-life investigation of pyrexia of unknown origin in Shamva District, Zimbabwe, during the period of September to October 2015.

How to Make or Break Implicit Bias Instruction: Implications for Curriculum Development.

Purpose: To analyze faculty experiences regarding facilitating discussions as part of the institution's curriculum on racial and ethnic implicit bias recognition and management.

Method: Between July 2014 and September 2016, the authors conducted 21 in-depth interviews with faculty who had experience teaching in implicit bias instruction or were interested in facilitating discussions related to implicit bias and the Implicit Association Test. Grounded theory methodology was used to analyze interview transcripts.

The role of intervention mapping in designing disease prevention interventions: A systematic review of the literature.

Objective: To assess the role of Intervention Mapping (IM) in designing disease prevention interventions worldwide.

Methods: Systematic search and review of the relevant literature-peer-reviewed and grey-was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines.

Findings: Only five of the twenty two included studies reviewed were RCTs that compared intervention using IM protocol with placebo intervention, and provided the outcomes in terms of percentage increase in the uptake of disease-prevention programmes, and only one of the five studies provided an effect measure in the form of relative risk (RR = 1.