Food and Aeroallergen Sensitization, Eosinophils Levels and Risk of Atopic Dermatitis in Abuja.

Background: The barrier dysfunction of atopic dermatitis (AD) promotes epicutaneous sensitization to aeroallergens. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of food and aeroallergen sensitization in AD and to explore the relationship between allergen sensitization and the personal or family history of allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, asthma, eosinophil count, and AD severity of Nigerian patients.

Methods: Children and adults with AD who visited the dermatology clinic were included in this study.

Blood donation practices, processing and utilisation of blood components in government tertiary hospitals in Nigeria: a multicentre cooperative study.

Background: Timely access to safe blood and blood components is still a challenge in Nigeria. This study aimed to determine blood donation practices, processing and utilization of blood components across government tertiary hospitals (THs) in Nigeria.

Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study done in Nigeria in June-July 2020.

Blood donation among women in Nigeria: Motivators, barriers and appealing incentives.

Background And Objectives: Women are grossly under-represented among blood donors in Nigeria. We, therefore, determined the barriers, motivators and appealing incentives to blood donation among women in Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: This was an internet-based cross-sectional study among women aged 18-65 years.

Comparative analysis of the nutritional, biochemical and hematological parameters of pregnant women attending the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.

Background: Despite the efforts to encourage the intake of nutritional supplements during antenatal periods, there are still many cases of anemia and protein-energy malnutrition during pregnancy. Hence, this study determined the incidence of anemia, protein-energy malnutrition, and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Abuja, Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: This hospital-based, case-control study involved randomly selected 176 pregnant and non-pregnant women attending the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, Nigeria.

Heterogeneity in head and neck cancer incidence among black populations from Africa, the Caribbean and the USA: Analysis of cancer registry data by the AC3.

Background: Africa and the Caribbean are projected to have greater increases in Head and neck cancer (HNC) burden in comparison to North America and Europe. The knowledge needed to reinforce prevention in these populations is limited. We compared for the first time, incidence rates of HNC in black populations from African, the Caribbean and USA.