Publications by authors named "J A Akinyemi"
Background: Unplanned and rapid urbanization within Nigerian cities with the attendant environmental consequences may hinder achieving malaria elimination goal. Presently, there are limited qualitative studies on malaria case management and care-seeking patterns by settlement type in urban areas in Nigeria. This study, investigated malaria-related health seeking behaviours among different settlement types in Ibadan and Kano metropolises, Nigeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Irreversible hearing loss is a well-known adverse effect of aminoglycosides, however, inability to accurately predict ototoxicity is a major limitation in clinical care. We addressed this limitation by developing a prediction model for aminoglycoside ototoxicity applicable to the general population.
Methods: We employed a prospective non-drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), non-HIV/AIDS cohort of 153 adults on Streptomycin based anti-TB therapy.
Introduction: hypertension is a major public health problem globally. The occurrence has been associated with unhealthy lifestyles (such as high salt consumption, physical inactivity, excessive intake of alcohol and unhealthy diet), which are very critical for hypertension control. The study was conducted to assess the lifestyle practices and their determinants among adults with hypertension in Nigeria.
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- The study focused on childbearing among women living with HIV in Ibadan, Nigeria, analyzing data from 933 respondents aged 18-49.
- The findings revealed a total fertility rate of 3.54, with over 70% likely to progress from their first to second birth, but progression rates dropped significantly for second to third births.
- Various factors influenced birth progression, including initial child count at HIV diagnosis, marital status, education and employment of partners, and knowledge of partner's HIV status.
Background And Objectives: Prevalence of prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes are different in rural and urban dwellings, with varying driving factors. This study aimed to determine the differences in risk factors of prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes among Yoruba speaking adult dwellers in selected rural and urban communities in Nigeria using haemoglobin A1c.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in five selected states in Southwestern Nigeria.