Double stigma: a cross-sectional study of Lassa patients with hearing loss in North Central Nigeria.

Introduction: Lassa fever is a zoonotic infectious disease endemic in West Africa with a high case-fatality rate and reported stigmatization of surviving patients. This study examines discrimination among survivors of Lassa fever (LF) complicated by hearing loss (HL).

Methods: This cross-sectional qualitative study used an in-depth interview guide to collect information from patients with HL about their experience of stigma.

Evaluation of the Effects of Peritonsillar Infiltration of Tramadol-Ketamine Combination Versus Tramadol Alone on Posttonsillectomy Pain in Children.

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is associated with significant pain and post-operative pain control is often unsatisfactory. This study sought to evaluate the effect of peritonsillar infiltration of tramadol-ketamine combination, tramadol alone and ketamine alone on post-tonsillectomy pain in children.

Patients And Methods: A randomized double-blinded interventional study involving 90 patients aged 3-15 years of American society of anesthesiologists I or II physical status scheduled for elective adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy at JUTH was conducted.

Analysis of sensorineural hearing loss in patients attending an otolaryngology clinic in North Central Nigeria.

Hearing loss is the third leading cause of years lived with disability. Approximately 1.4 billion people have hearing loss, of which 80% reside in low- and middle-income countries with limited audiology and otolaryngology care available to them.

The undergraduate medical student's perception of professional mentorship: Results from a developing nation's medical school.

Introduction: There are no documented formal mentoring programs for medical students in Nigeria. This study aims to determine the perception of undergraduate medical students at the University of Jos on professional mentorship, with a view to informing University authorities on creating and developing a mentoring program.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in December 2017 in which self-administered questionnaires were distributed among the sixth-year medical students in a University in North-Central Nigeria, eliciting information regarding biodemographic data, knowledge of and experiences with mentoring, desired benefits of mentoring, and the willingness to participate in a mentoring relationship.

Environmental and Life-Style Related Risk Factors for Sinonasal and Nasopharyngeal Malignancies among a Prospective Cohort in Jos, Nigeria.

Background: Worldwide evidence indicates that environmental and life-style related factors are associated with increased risk for cancers in the head and neck region. We aim to study the association between these risk factors and cancers in the sinonasal and nasopharyngeal regions in our environment.

Methods: Longitudinal prospective cohort study at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.

The predictive factors of primary head and neck cancer stage at presentation and survival in a developing nation's tertiary hospital.

Background: Stage of head and neck cancers at presentation is a strong determinant of outcomes.

Objective: To evaluate predictors of stage of head and neck cancers at presentation and survival in a Nigerian tertiary hospital.

Patients And Methods: Health records that met the inclusion criteria for head and neck cancers were retrieved using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision and analyzed with associations between variables modeled using logistic regression analysis.

The epidemiology, treatment, and determinants of outcome of primary head and neck cancers at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate the epidemiology, treatment, and factors that determine the outcomes of head and neck cancers (HNC).

Patients And Methods: Retrospective analytical review of HNC managed at the Jos University Teaching Hospital between May 2007 and April 2017 using the International Classification of Diseases version 10.

Results: Of 487 head and neck neoplasms, 129 (26.

Indications and outcome of pediatric tracheostomy: results from a Nigerian tertiary hospital.

Background: There is a change in the concept of pediatric tracheostomy. This study investigates the indications and outcomes of pediatric tracheostomy in a Nigerian teaching hospital finding out whether there is also a change in the trend in our environment as compared to other centers.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 46 patients aged between 2 months and 15 years who presented to our Otorhinolaryngological facility and had tracheostomy between January 2000 and December 2008.

Endobronchial metallic foreign body in a Nigerian child: management difficulties and the need for caution: a case report.

Introduction: Endobronchial metallic foreign bodies are serious injuries best treated by rigid bronchoscopy as quickly as possible to avoid life threatening respiratory sequelae.

Case Presentation: We report the case of a 13-year-old male Nigerian child of the tangale ethnic group who aspirated a metallic foreign body, highlighting the "difficulties" encountered in managing this patient.

Conclusions: There is a need to adequately equip our hospitals for the management of this otherwise straight forward case and alleviate the sufferings of our people.