Publications by authors named "O A Oguntayo"
Objective: To investigate life-threatening maternal complications related to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) in Nigerian public tertiary hospitals.
Design: Secondary analysis of a nationwide cross-sectional study.
Setting: Forty-two tertiary hospitals.
Unlabelled: This article is a comparative study of two screening methods for pre-invasive lesions of the cervix. The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear, an old and tested screening method, is compared with the findings from visual inspection of the cervix following acetic acid (VIA) wash. VIA is a new screening method being advocated by the World Health Organization as an alternative to Pap smear in low-resource settings.
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- Carcinoma of the cervix is the leading gynecological cancer in developing nations, accounting for 65.7% of gynecological cancers in a study conducted in Zaria, Northern Nigeria.
- Most patients were married, often in polygamous relationships, with a significant number aged between 40 and 69, indicating a link to high parity and potential sociocultural factors.
- The study highlights the need for improved screening programs in underdeveloped countries to address the high rates of advanced cervical cancer diagnosed in patients.
Malaria at parturition in Nigeria: current status and delivery outcome.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol
September 2009
Background: To evaluate the current status of malaria at parturition and its impact on delivery outcome in Nigeria.
Methods: A total of 2500 mother-neonate pairs were enrolled at 4 sites over a 12-month period. Maternal and placental blood smears for malaria parasitaemia and haematocrit were determined.