Publications by authors named "R Ekpo"

Shisha smoking has increased significantly worldwide over the past decade including in developing countries such as Nigeria. We aimed to understand the reasons for shisha smoking in Nigeria in order to address the lack of context-specific evidence to inform the national response to the growing threat posed by shisha smoking. We adopted the Theory of Planned Behaviour to conduct in-depth interviews among 78 purposely sampled current shisha smokers in 13 states (six in each state), and a quantitative survey including a random sample of 611 current shisha smokers in 12 states, across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria.

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The 2019 coronavirus outbreak, also known as COVID-19, poses a serious threat to global health and has already had widespread, devastating effects around the world. Scientists have been working tirelessly to develop vaccines to stop the virus from spreading as much as possible, as its cure has not yet been found. As of December 2022, 651,918,402 cases and 6,656,601 deaths had been reported.

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Depressed forehead scars are not frequently reported in the literature in the West African sub-region. Although they are not commonly reported, few cases were managed and are to be documented. We had seen a case of depressed forehead scar which was due to post frontal avulsion injury of the forehead with an intact posterior table of the frontal bone.

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Background: Salivary gland tumours (SGT'S) are uncommon. The minor glands are dispersed throughout the upper aerodigestive submucosa including the lip.

Objective: To present two case reports of salivary gland tumour of the upper lip and highlight its diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

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Background: Burns are among the most devastating injuries seen in the emergency units. The epidemiology varies from one part of the world to another. This communication is a 3-year report of burns in children in an attempt to provide information on the current epidemiology of burns in this centre.

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