PREVALENCE AND INFLUENCING FACTORS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AMONG OBESE PATIENTS (DIABESITY) ATTENDING SELECTED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN CALABAR, NIGERIA: A MIXED METHOD STUDY.

Aim/objectives: This study aims to ascertain the prevalence and influencing factors of diabesity among adult patients visiting the General Outpatient clinic of three government healthcare facilities in Calabar, Nigeria. The objective is to enhance healthcare delivery to at-risk patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study design incorporating a mixed method approach, including quantitative and qualitative components such as Focused Group Discussions (FGD) and Key Informant Interviews (KII), was employed.

Family Circle and Willingness to Subscribe to Community-based Health Insurance (CBHI) for the Elderly in a Rural Community in South-South Nigeria.

Background: The older people in most rural communities depend on family members to provide resources for their healthcare. However, such payments for health services are mostly out of pocket. In trying to protect the health of elderly persons who by nature are prone to high morbidity, other younger family members may be contacted for financial support for their healthcare through contributions to the Community based Health Insurance (CBHI).

Impact of diabetes mellitus on sexuality in a developing country setting: A case-control study in Calabar, Nigeria.

Background: This study aimed to identify the unmet sexual health needs of the patients with diabetes seen in a tertiary healthcare facility in Nigeria.

Methods: Case-control study design and random sampling method were utilized to recruit type 2 diabetic cases from the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar, Nigeria. Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and International Index for Erectile Function (IIEF) were used to assess sexual function.

An evaluation of the knowledge and utilization of the partogragh in primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings in calabar, South-South Nigeria.

The challenge to maternal well-being with associated maternal wastages especially in labor has remained unsurmountable across the three tiers of health care delivery in Nigeria. This study aimed to determine and compare the factors that influence utilization of the partograph in primary, secondary, and tertiary health care delivery levels in Calabar, Nigeria. This was a descriptive study, using a self-administered semistructured questionnaire on 290 consenting nonphysician obstetric care workers, purposively recruited.

Comparison of cold water sponging and acetaminophen in control of Fever among children attending a tertiary hospital in South Nigeria.

Background: A wide range of childhood illnesses are accompanied by fever, leading to varied attempts at treatment by caregivers at home before coming to a hospital. Common modalities of treatment include use of antipyretics and physical methods such as cold water sponging, fanning and removal of clothing. These treatment modalities have been received with varied attitudes among physicians and the scientific community.

Use of the General Health Questionnaire as a screening tool for geriatric patients in Calabar, Nigeria.

Background: Old age is inevitably associated with general biological and physical decline.Mental health issues are among the most prevalent health problems of the elderly and constitute an important source of distress for patients and caregivers. Primary care providers frequently fail to diagnose these problems, and, even when they do, management may not be optimal.

Recognition of mental health problems by primary care physicians in a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria.

Aims And Objectives: This study sought to determine the difference in detection of attendees with mental health problems visiting the General Out-patient clinic of a tertiary institution; the General Health Questionnaires (GHQ-12) were compared with those identified by the physicians.

Patients And Methods: Three hundred and twenty two (322) subjects aged 18 years and above, attending the clinic for the first time, were recruited for the study by a systematic random sampling method. Using a cut off score of '3' on the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), 'Cases' and 'Non-cases' generated were compared with those identified by the doctors.

Patient characteristics that may predict the likelihood of the presence of mental health problems in patients attending the general outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital in South-South Nigeria.

Background A considerable number of patients seen in general outpatient clinics (GOPC) are known to suffer from psychiatric rather than physical disorders. Studies have shown that doctors working in these clinics have difficulty in making accurate ratings of mental health problems in their patients and have poor knowledge of psychiatric diagnosis. Accurate recognition of psychiatric symptoms in a patient is essential for specific diagnosis and successful management.