Perceived Family Support and Medication Adherence amongst Hypertensive Outpatients in a Tertiary Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Background: Adherence to medications is a primary determinant of treatment effectiveness and studies have shown that the level of adherence is positively correlated with treatment outcomes in patients with chronic diseases. Besides, an association has been reported to exist between family support and good health outcome. Determining the relationship between medication adherence and family support will assist physicians in offering holistic care to patients with hypertension.

Factors associated with sarcopenia among older patients attending a geriatric clinic in Nigeria.

Context: Aging is characterized by progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength called sarcopenia which causes poor health and disability. There is paucity of data on this syndrome of public health importance among older Nigerians.

Aim: This study determined the prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia among persons aged 60 years and above at a geriatric center in Nigeria.

Discordant rapid HIV tests: lessons from a low-resource community.

Objectives: HIV rapid antibody tests are widely used in Africa, but dual testing sometimes produces discordant results. It is not clear if discordant rapid HIV tests should always heighten suspicion by frontline health workers that early HIV infection is present. Some studies have reported that discordant rapid tests have value for identifying early HIV infection in high HIV prevalence populations.

Functional health of patients with knee osteoarthritis in a family medicine clinic in Ibadan.

Background: Patients with knee osteoarthritis experience pain and functional impairment, which impacts upon activities of daily living ultimately leading to a loss of functional independence and low quality- of-life. This study therefore aimed at evaluating the functional health status of patients with knee osteoarthritis in the Family Medicine clinic, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 270 eligible respondents between January and March 2011.

Histopathological alterations, biochemical responses and acetylcholinesterase levels in Clarias gariepinus as biomarkers of exposure to organophosphates pesticides.

Organophosphate pesticides, commonly used in large scale farming, have been found to be major contaminants in aquatic environment. Clarias gariepinus was exposed to acute and sublethal concentrations of phostoxin and DD Force to evaluate single and joint action toxicity of the organophosphates. Effects of phostoxin and DD force on antioxidant enzymes, fish organs and acetylcholinesterase levels in fingerlings and juveniles of C.