COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in six geopolitical zones in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey.

Introduction: the high expectations that heralded the development of COVID-19 vaccines has been plagued with vaccine hesitancy (VH). The prevalence and associated factors of COVID-19 VH in the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria are explored.

Methods: using a cross sectional survey, a pre-tested and validated questionnaire on a "Google form" was distributed via social media platforms and hard copies in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

Comparison of auditory brainstem response in HIV-1 exposed and unexposed newborns and correlation with the maternal viral load and CD4+ cell counts.

Objective: The effects of maternal HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy on hearing of HIV-exposed newborns in sub-Saharan Africa have not been investigated. We determined the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss among HIV-exposed newborns and the association between the hearing threshold and maternal and newborn parameters.

Design: A cohort audiometric study of newborns between October 2012 and April 2013.

Adolescent girls' understanding of tetanus infection and prevention: implications for the disease control in Western Nigeria.

Tetanus is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Nigeria is aiming to eliminate tetanus by maintaining coverage of routine vaccinations for infants and pregnant women, but little attention is given to the adolescents' needs. This study assessed the understanding of adolescent girls about tetanus infection and prevention in order to provide information that may foster better policy.

Body mass composition: a predictor of admission outcomes among hospitalized Nigerian under 5 children.

Background: Malnutrition remains a public health problem and a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality among children less than 5 years, in spite of global efforts at improving nutrition.

Objective: To examine the impact of nutritional status, by measured anthropometric indices and derived body composition, on disease outcomes in under-5 children hospitalised in an emergency unit.

Methods: All (n=164) consecutive children aged 12-59 months admitted into the Children Emergency Ward of the University College Hospital, Ibadan over a 3 month period (May to July, 2007) had weight, length/height, mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and skin fold thicknesses recorded.

Cranial magnetic resonance imaging findings in kwashiorkor.

Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is an important public health problem in the developing countries, although it is becoming uncommon in South West Nigeria. Cerebral changes have been associated with severe PEM. This study evaluated the neurological changes using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Ibadan south west Nigeria.