Publications by authors named "O O Bassey"
Background: HIV testing remains an entry point into HIV care and treatment services. In 2007, Nigeria adopted and implemented a two-test rapid HIV testing algorithm of three HIV rapid test kits, following the sequence: Alere Determine (first test), Unigold (second test), and STAT-PAK as the tie-breaker. Sub-analysis of the 2018 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey data showed significant discordance between the first and second tests, necessitating an evaluation of the algorithm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOlder women with HIV face challenges to their quality of life, including neurocognitive decline, early-onset menopause, and chronic health issues. Chief among these concerns is depression, the most common psychiatric comorbidity among people living with HIV, with rates twice as high among women as men. However, tailored interventions among older women living with HIV and depression are lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- * The World Health Organization advises that at least 80% of new births should be vaccinated against rubella to minimize CRS cases, but previous research has primarily looked at national data, missing local variations.
- * In Nigeria, researchers found significant differences in rubella transmission levels between states, suggesting that low-risk areas can achieve safe vaccination with coverage below 80%, while high-risk areas need extra campaign support to improve vaccination rates effectively.
Background: Timely access to safe blood and blood components is still a challenge in Nigeria. This study aimed to determine blood donation practices, processing and utilization of blood components across government tertiary hospitals (THs) in Nigeria.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study done in Nigeria in June-July 2020.
Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not readily available in secondary care hospitals in Nigeria, even though it is now the gold standard for the treatment of cholelithiasis and other gallbladder diseases worldwide. Thus, many hospitals in Nigeria still offer open cholecystectomies. This retrospective study investigated the trend of cholecystectomies performed in the general surgery unit of a district hospital in Abuja before and after the commencement of laparoscopic surgery services in 2016.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF