Sexual Coercion and Violence among Young Women in Nigeria: A Northern and Southern Comparison.

Growing evidence shows that the experience of sexual coercion is fairly prevalent among young people and is associated with risky sexual behavior thereafter. This study compared patterns and correlates of sexual coercion among young people in northern and southern Nigeria. This cross-sectional comparative study investigated sexual coercion among 12,626 young women aged between 15 and 24 years.

The Prevalence and Pattern of Superficial Fungal Infections among School Children in Ile-Ife, South-Western Nigeria.

Fungal infections of the skin and nails are common global problems with attendant morbidity among affected individuals. Children are mostly affected due to predisposing factors such as overcrowding and low socioeconomic factors. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the clinical patterns of superficial fungal infections among primary school children in Ile-Ife.

Skin diseases in Nigeria: the Calabar experience.

Background: This paper reports on a 6-year study (April 2006 to April 2012) and a follow-up of a 9-month baseline survey of the pattern of dermatoses in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State in southern Nigeria. Prior to the time of this study, this region had not benefited from the services of a resident dermatologist for over a century.

Methods: Data on the age, gender, and diagnoses of 1307 consecutive new patients attending the relatively new dermatology clinic at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital during the study period were obtained and analyzed.

Dermatologic conditions in teenage adolescents in Nigeria.

Background: Skin disorders are common in adolescents, and the impact on quality of life can be enormous, particularly when viewed against the backdrop of the visibility of skin diseases and the psychologically vulnerable period of adolescence. However, few studies have documented the magnitude of skin disorders in this subset of individuals. We therefore estimated the point prevalence and pattern of dermatologic conditions in adolescents attending various secondary schools in Calabar, Southern Nigeria.

Traumatic spinal cord injuries in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and its environs.

In Ile-Ife, Nigeria, traumatic brain injuries are largely due to traffic accidents caused mainly by the bad maintenance of the roads and unsafe driving. Young men in the productive stage of their lives are those most affected. The resultant disabilities include quadriplegia (in more than half the patients) and paraplegia.

Effects of mothers' socio-economic status on the management of febrile conditions in their under five children in a resource limited setting.

Background: Public health research is shifting focus to the role of socioeconomic indicators in the promotion of health. As such an understanding of the roles that socio-economic factors play in improving health and health-seeking behaviour is important for public health policy. This is because the share of resources devoted to different policy options should depend on their relative effectiveness.

Home management of childhood febrile illnesses in a rural community in Nigeria.

Objective: To assess the care given to febrile children under 5 years old at home prior to attending health facility.

Design: Cross sectional design.

Setting: Outpatient clinic of a government health facility.