A review of health equity considerations in Cochrane reviews of lifestyle interventions for cardiovascular health in adults.

Objectives: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of global disease burden and rising health-care costs. Systematic reviews (SRs) rigorously evaluate evidence on health interventions' effects and guide personal, clinical, and policy decision-making. Health equity is the absence of avoidable and unfair differences in health between groups within a population.

A scoping review on the use of traditional medicine and oral health in Africa.

Background: This review aimed to chart the landscape of literature concerning the precise applications of traditional medicine in managing specific oral diseases and, in doing so, to pinpoint knowledge gaps surrounding the use of traditional medicine for oral disease management in the African context.

Methods: A systematic search of the literature was conducted on PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL. The search was conducted from the inception of the database till September 2023.

A multi-country study on the impact of sex and age on oral features of COVID-19 infection in adolescents and young adults.

Background: Oral diseases are features of COVID-19 infection. There is, however, little known about oral diseases associated with COVID-19 in adolescents and young adults (AYA). Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess oral lesions' association with COVID-19 infection in AYA; and to identify if sex and age will modify these associations.

Differences in risk indicators associated with electronic cigarette use and tobacco smoking among adolescents and young people in Nigeria.

Introduction: The study determined the proportion of adolescents and young persons (AYP) in Nigeria who use e-cigarettes and smoke tobacco; and identified factors associated with the use of e-cigarettes and tobacco smoking.

Methods: AYP aged 11-23 years were recruited to participate in an online survey. The independent variables were respondents' health, HIV and COVID-19 status and their level of anxiety.

Anxiety among Adolescents and Young Adults during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey.

(1) Background: Adolescents-and-young-adults (AYA) are prone to anxiety. This study assessed AYA's level of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic; and determined if anxiety levels were associated with country-income and region, socio-demographic profile and medical history of individuals. (2) Methods: A survey collected data from participants in 25 countries.

Differences in Oral Lesions Associated with Tobacco Smoking, E-Cigarette Use and COVID-19 Infection among Adolescents and Young People in Nigeria.

COVID-19 infection is associated with oral lesions which may be exacerbated by tobacco smoking or e-cigarette use. This study assessed the oral lesions associated with the use of e-cigarettes, tobacco smoking, and COVID-19 among adolescents and young people in Nigeria. A national survey recruited 11-23-year-old participants from the 36 States of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Cigarettes' use and capabilities-opportunities-motivation-for-behavior model: a multi-country survey of adolescents and young adults.

The use of cigarettes among adolescents and young adults (AYA) is an important issue. This study assessed the association between regular and electronic-cigarettes use among AYA and factors of the Capability-Motivation-Opportunity-for-Behavior-change (COM-B) model. A multi-country survey was conducted between August-2020 and January-2021, Data was collected using the Global-Youth-Tobacco-Survey and Generalized-Anxiety-Disorder-7-item-scale.

Treatment costs of mandibular fractures in a Nigerian hospital.

Purpose: To determine the cost of surgically treated mandibular fractures, methods of payments, and the relationship between socioeconomic status of subjects and payment methods in a Nigerian tertiary hospital.

Methods: A retrospective review of 100 subjects who sustained 148 isolated mandibular fractures was conducted between November 2014 and October 2019. Demographics, socioeconomic status, mechanism of injury, fracture sites, type of treatment, and cost of treatment with methods of payments were obtained from medical records and hospital billing sheets of eligible subjects.

Self-reported halitosis and oral health related quality of life in adolescent students from a suburban community in Nigeria.

Background: Halitosis is an important cause of impaired quality of life in adolescents. Little is known about the prevalence of self-reported halitosis in adolescents in Nigeria and the extent to which self-reported halitosis impairs their oral health related quality of life.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and impact of self-reported halitosis on the oral health related quality of life of adolescent students in a suburban community in Nigeria.

Environmental Characteristics of HIV/AIDS Affected Households in a Nigerian Rural Community.

A study of environmental attributes of HIV/AIDS affected households in Ijesa region, Nigeria (N = 297). Data from both primary and secondary sources were used to establish the relationship between socio-economic and environmental characteristics at different rural community zones; namely traditional core, post traditional and contemporary. There were more female HIV/AIDS patients, located in traditional core zones (78.

Dental caries experience and treatment needs of an adult female population in Nigeria.

Background: Experience and awareness of adult females concerning dental caries is important in its prevention particularly in children because of their natural role as care givers.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs in an adult female Nigerian population.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, adult females attending outreach programmes were examined for dental caries using the Decayed Missing and Filled Teeth caries index (DMFT).