Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Determinants Among Hypertensive Patients in Rural Southwest Nigeria.

Background: The health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with hypertension is of particular concern to stakeholders because hypertension is a chronic disease.

Objectives: To determine the pattern of HRQOL and its determinants among hypertensive patients in rural Southwestern Nigeria.

Subjects, Materials And Methods: Ahospital-based crosssectional survey was conducted between June and October 2019 on 390 consented adult patients with hypertension on follow-up using systematic sampling technique.

Malaria infection and its association with socio-demographics, long lasting insecticide nets usage and hematological parameters among adolescent patients in rural Southwestern Nigeria.

Background: There is increasing evidence suggesting that adolescents are contributing to the populations at risk of malaria. This study determined the prevalence of malaria infection among the adolescents and examined the associated determinants considering socio-demographic, Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) usage, and hematological factors in rural Southwestern Nigeria.

Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted between July 2021 and September 2022 among 180 adolescents who were recruited at a tertiary health facility in rural Southwestern Nigeria.

Effect of an Antidepressant on Medication Adherence among Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Depression Accessing Care in GOPC of FETHI.

Comorbid depression among diabetes mellitus (DM) patients is on the increase. This has been linked with poor glycaemic control, greater risk of complications, high burden of medical cost and health care utilisation, and worsening prevalence of other comorbidities resulting in decreased life expectancy. This study determined the antidepressant effect of amitriptyline on depression and glycaemic control among the depressed type 2 DM patients attending Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI), Nigeria.