Publications by authors named "Victor Joel-Medewase"
Introduction: hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and a common cause of liver disease globally. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and the rate of mother-to-child transmission of HBV after the age of viability.
Methods: the study was a cross-sectional study that involved 543 eligible consenting pregnant women and newborns of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive mothers.
Background: Maternal mortality remains one of Nigeria's most significant public health challenges. In order to address this issue sustainably, it is necessary to consider the perceptions of all stakeholders involved, including midwives.
Objectives: To examine the determinants of maternal mortality in south-western Nigeria from the midwife's perspective.
Background: The two main measures used in the reduction of the birth prevalence of CNS birth defects are (i) folic acid, FA, supplementation/food fortification for reproductively active women as the primary one, and (ii) timely screening/intrauterine diagnosis, and possibly termination of the affected pregnancies.
Materials And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional survey of the levels of awareness and uptake of these measures in a consecutive cohort of mothers of children with CNS birth defects presenting for neurosurgical treatment in an African clinical practice.
Results: There were 151 cases, 101 of them neural tube defects, NTDs.
Introduction: Tetanus accounts for high morbidity and case fatality rates in developing countries. This study therefore aimed to identify reasons for the persistence of this disease.
Methodology: Paediatric admissions at Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2008 diagnosed with tetanus were studied.