Publications by authors named "P B Olaitan"
Introduction: One of the unexpected outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic was the relatively low levels of morbidity and mortality in Africa compared to the rest of the world. Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, accounted for less than 0.01% of the global COVID-19 fatalities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTime-to-survival from COVID-19 disease and its associated factors in Osun State, Nigeria.
Infect Disord Drug Targets
June 2023
Introduction This study focused on estimating the probability of survival and the specific time to survival from COVID-19 among patients who had COVID-19 in Osun state, Nigeria. Also, we examined some factors associated with the time to survival among COVID-19 patients in Osun state, Nigeria. Methods The retrospective data of 2596 records of COVID-19 patients in Osun state were analysed in this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic that has affected millions of people worldwide. The aim of this study was to explore the psychological factors of viral load among COVID-19 patients who were on self-isolation in Nigeria.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study involving five hundred and nine self-isolating COVID-19 patients in Osogbo, Nigeria.
Article Synopsis
- Orofacial clefts, including cleft palate only (CPO) and cleft lip with or without palate (CL/P), are prevalent developmental disorders that create various clinical and psychological challenges.
- In a study involving around 17 million genetic markers among sub-Saharan African populations, researchers identified new genetic loci associated with CPO on chromosomes 2 and 19, suggesting potential biological mechanisms.
- The study confirmed the significance of previously known loci such as 8q24 for CL/P, along with the replication of other established genes like PAX7 and VAX1, contributing to our understanding of these conditions.
Background: Orofacial clefts are the most common malformations of the head and neck region. Genetic and environmental factors have been implicated in the etiology of these traits.
Methods: We recently conducted genotyping of individuals from the African population using the multiethnic genotyping array (MEGA) to identify common genetic variation associated with nonsyndromic orofacial clefts.