Publications by authors named "K A Adesina"

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  • Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is increasingly recognized as a significant issue leading to complications for mothers and babies during pregnancy.
  • A study involving 215 pregnant women found that 9% had GDM, with abnormal fasting plasma glucose and higher birth weights compared to those without diabetes.
  • GDM is associated with fewer vaginal deliveries and a 50% rate of neonatal admissions, highlighting its impact on maternal and neonatal health.
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The performance measurement of decision-making units (DMUs) can be optimised by strategically choosing the optimal input and output weights. This approach circumvents the potential complexities associated with establishing a common basis for ranking homogeneous units and managing the results from multiple efficient frontiers. Efficient frontier ranking is simplified by limiting the weights based on the intrinsic or technical connections between relevant inputs and outputs.

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Metals continue to impose health issues among world populations. A non-invasive alternative biomarker for assessment of metals and other elements has been explored in other studies using toenail samples. Some benefits of using toenails as biomarkers over blood samples include cost efficiency, ease of collection, and a longer biological half-life within samples.

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Cervical cancer is the second commonest cancer in Nigerian women that can be reduced through effective screening. This study aimed to determine the utilization of cervical cancer screening services among female health care workers in a tertiary hospital. It is a descriptive cross-sectional study that utilized a pretested questionnaire to collect data from 170 respondents.

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Healthcare tends to be one of the most complicated sectors, and hospitals exist at the core of healthcare activities. One of the most significant elements in hospitals is service quality level. Moreover, the dependency between factors, dynamic features, as well as objective and subjective uncertainties involved endure challenges to modern decision-making problems.

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