Publications by authors named "I N Obumneme-Anyim"
Objective: To examine the prevalence, perinatal outcomes and factors associated with neonatal sepsis in referral-level facilities across Nigeria.
Design: Secondary analysis of data from the Maternal and Perinatal Database for Quality, Equity and Dignity Programme in 54 referral-level hospitals across Nigeria.
Setting: Records covering the period from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020.
Objective: To determine the incidence and sociodemographic and clinical risk factors associated with birth asphyxia and the immediate neonatal outcomes of birth asphyxia in Nigeria.
Design: Secondary analysis of data from the Maternal and Perinatal Database for Quality, Equity and Dignity Programme.
Setting: Fifty-four consenting referral-level hospitals (48 public and six private) across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.
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- * The study found that awareness of hypertension was alarmingly low at only 7.2%, and prevalence increased with age, especially among men.
- * With many participants experiencing mild hypertension, there is a crucial opportunity for public health initiatives focused on increasing awareness and preventing complications related to high blood pressure in rural areas.
Sexual and procreation preferences of adolescents and young adults infected perinatally with HIV in Southeast Nigeria: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.
Pan Afr Med J
November 2022
Introduction: children with perinatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection now survive to adolescence and adulthood and so are confronted with issues related to sexuality and sexual reproductive health. This study is aimed at determining the sexual knowledge and behaviours of these adolescents, determining their procreation intention and the impact of their age, gender and understanding of the mother to child transmission risk on their procreation intention.
Methods: a hospital-based cross-sectional study of adolescents and young adults aged 15-24 years infected with HIV in the perinatal period, accessing tertiary care in Enugu.
Malnutrition poses a great burden to children in the tropics. However, this seems to be accentuated in children with congenital heart disease. The present study is therefore aimed at determining the nutritional status of children with congenital heart disease and to compare them with those without congenital heart disease.
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