Potential assistive technology preferences of informal caregivers of people with disability.

Background: Preferences of informal caregivers of people with neurocognitive disorders for technological solutions are important in user- centered design approaches. It is crucial to take into consideration the needs and preferences of users when developing new technology to facilitate their uptake.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine caregiver preferences for potential technological solutions to help address their needs and compare technology preferences of caregivers who provide care to those with and without neurocognitive disorders (NCD).

Comparative assessment of health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients attending state and federal government teaching hospitals in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Background: Hypertension is a serious health problem and it is one of the diseases that impair health-related quality of life. The central tenet of care should be to improve health-related quality of life and overall well-being and not just be limited to improving clinical outcomes. This study assesses and compares health-related quality of life and its predictors among hypertensive patients in two government hospitals in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

A systematic review of systematic reviews of needs of family caregivers of older adults with dementia.

Family caregivers provide vital assistance to older adults living with dementia. An accurate assessment of the needs of caregivers supports the development and provision of appropriate solutions to address these needs. This review of systematic reviews analyzes and synthesizes the needs identified by family caregivers.

Prevalence and risk factors for falls in urban and rural older adults in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Objectives: This study assessed and compared the risk factors for falls among older adults in rural and urban communities.

Design: A comparative cross-sectional approach was used.

Setting: The study was conducted among community-living older adults in the rural and urban communities of the most populated Local Government Area (Ado-Ekiti LGA) in Ekiti State.

Adherence to combined Antiretroviral therapy (cART) among people living with HIV/AIDS in a Tertiary Hospital in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Introduction: This study aims to assess the treatment adherence rate among People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) receiving treatment in a Nigerian tertiary Hospital.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that assessed self-reported treatment adherence among adults aged 18 years and above who were accessing drugs for the treatment of HIV. Systematic random sampling method was used to select 550 participants and data were collected by structured interviewer administered questionnaire.

Self-medication among health workers in a tertiary institution in South-West Nigeria.

Introduction: Inappropriate self-medication results in wastage of resources, resistance to pathogen and generally entails serious health hazard. This study was undertaken to determine the knowledge, practice and reasons for practice of self-medication among health workers in a Nigerian tertiary institution.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted among staff of Federal Medical Center Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria.

Seven year review of retention in HIV care and treatment in federal medical centre Ido-Ekiti.

Introduction: Poor retention of patients in care is a major driver of poor performance and increased morbidity and mortality in HIV/AIDS programme despite the expansion and advancement Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART). The objective of this study is to assess retention rates and possible determining factors in People Living with HIV (PLHIV) on ART.

Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in Federal Medical Center, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria.

Effect of health education intervention on the awareness and use of personal protective equipments among small scale electric arc welders in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Introduction: Welding is associated with workplace hazards that can affect the health of those who engaged in it as they are exposed to harmful dust.

Subjects And Methods: This was a health education intervention study carried out among self-employed electric arc welder. Data were collected using an interviewer administered questionnaire and health education intervention was carried out between the preintervention and postintervention stages.