Smartphone Ownership and the Willingness to receive Mobile Health Services among Patients with Hypertension in Nigeria.

Background: There are traditional barriers to accessing quality hypertension care in sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile phone technology is increasingly being used to overcome these barriers. This study assessed smartphone ownership and the willingness to receive mobile health services among patients with hypertension in Nigeria.

Effects of stigmatization/discrimination on antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-infected patients in a rural tertiary medical center in Nigeria.

Introduction: Stigmatization and discrimination impact negatively on interventions and act as barriers to all HIV/AIDS activities. This study assessed the relationship between stigmatization and discrimination and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-infected patients attending the Federal Medical Centre, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among respondents selected by systematic random sampling.

Ludwig'S angina following self application of an acidic chemical.

Ludwig's angina is a potentially life threatening diffuse cellulitis usually resulting from odontogenic infection. We report a case of Ludwig's angina resulting from self administration of an acidic chemical to treat toothache.