Publications by authors named "Nnamdi Ezike"
Background: On December 20, 2019, the US "Tobacco 21" law raised the minimum legal sales age of tobacco products to 21 years. Initial research suggests that misinformation about Tobacco 21 circulated via news sources on Twitter and that sentiment about the law was associated with particular types of tobacco products and included discussions about other age-related behaviors. However, underlying themes about this sentiment as well as temporal trends leading up to enactment of the law have not been explored.
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- The study examines how electronic cigarette marketing on Twitter changes over time, particularly focusing on the frequency of commercial tweets related to e-cigarettes.
- It uses statistical models to analyze data from 2017 to 2020, identifying factors like FDA events and JUUL's tweeting activity that significantly influence tweet frequency.
- Findings show that e-cigarette advertisements spike on days with FDA-related events and other notable happenings, highlighting the impact of external influences on marketing strategies.
We evaluated the effectiveness of a statewide Medicaid program providing in-home Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention services to young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder living in a rural southern state. Program effectiveness was assessed via the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills-Revised (ABLLS-R). A multi-level growth model was used to show significant variation among children's initial ABLLS-R scores and their growth trajectories.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Junior doctors are reported to make most of the prescribing errors in the hospital setting.
Aims: The aim of the following study is to determine the knowledge intern doctors have about prescribing errors and circumstances contributing to making them.
Settings And Design: A structured questionnaire was distributed to intern doctors in National Hospital Abuja Nigeria.