EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHERS IN THE DETECTION OF EYE DISORDERS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ABAKALIKI METROPOLIS, EBONYI STATE NIGERIA.

Background: Schoolteachers who have knowledge on eye diseases can detect early children with eye disorders and refer them promptly to an eye specialist. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of teachers in a vision screening program for primary school children in Abakaliki.

Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 20 randomly selected primary schoolteachers in Abakaliki to screen for vision abnormalities and detect eye problems among 350 children from 5 schools.

A cross-sectional study on the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pregnant women regarding medication use and restriction during pregnancy.

Background: The use of medication during pregnancy is a complex issue that requires careful consideration to avoid potential harm to the developing fetus. Despite the existence of guidelines and restrictions on medication use during pregnancy, pregnant women in Nigeria often have limited access to information regarding drug use and may rely on their own judgment or the advice of non-professionals when making decisions about medication use.

Objectives: To assess Nigerian pregnant women's knowledge, attitude, and practice toward the use of drugs and restriction/contraindications in pregnancy

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women who visited the Federal Medical Center, Umuahia, from January to February 2023.

Comprehensive Idiopathic Clubfoot Treatment based on the Ponseti Method: The FMC, Umuahia Experience.

Background: Clubfoot is a common foot deformity worldwide. The gold standard of treatment is the Ponseti regimen, a nonoperative method comprised of manipulation, casting, percutaneous Achilles tenotomy and bracing. There has been no report on the presentation of clubfoot and Ponseti regimen from our centre.

Predictors of intra-hospital mortality in patients with diabetic foot ulcers in Nigeria: data from the MEDFUN study.

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are associated with high morbidity and mortality globally. Mortality in patients hospitalized for DFU in Nigeria is unacceptably high. This study was undertaken to determine factors that predict mortality in patients hospitalized for DFU in Nigeria.

Burden of diabetic foot ulcer in Nigeria: Current evidence from the multicenter evaluation of diabetic foot ulcer in Nigeria.

Background: Nigeria bears the greatest burden of diabetes prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes. Significant improvements in diabetic foot incidence and outcomes have been recorded in many Western countries in the past decade.

Perception of donor breast milk and determinants of its acceptability among mothers in a developing community: a cross-sectional multi-center study in south-east Nigeria.

Background: Due to the health and economic benefits of breast milk, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that for infants who cannot receive breast milk from their own mothers, the next preferred option is donated breast milk. This recommendation is however rarely practiced in most developing countries where donor milk is not widely accepted.

Methods: This cross-sectional multi-center study enrolled mothers attending antenatal or pediatric clinics in six tertiary institution in south-east Nigeria using purposive and convenient sampling method.

Patient-related barriers to hypertension control in a Nigerian population.

Background: Hypertension control is a challenge globally. Barriers to optimal control exist at the patient, physician, and health system levels. Patient-related barriers in our environment are not clear.

The clinical implications of ear canal debris in hearing aid users.

Objective : The ear irritations suffered by hearing aid (HA) users are yet to be related to the clinical state of canal. We undertook this study to examine the nature of debris and the microbial flora of ears of hearing aid users, as well as evaluate the determinant factors of ear irritation in this population. Methods : An observational clinical study was carried out involving 32 unilateral hearing aid users recruited from ENT clinic of a tertiary referral center.

Patterns of hearing loss in tympanic membrane perforation resulting from physical blow to the ear: a prospective controlled cohort study.

Objectives: To evaluate the incidence and pattern of hearing loss in non-explosive blast injury of the ear.

Study Design: Prospective clinical study.

Setting: Tertiary referral centre.

Determinants of spontaneous healing in traumatic perforations of the tympanic membrane.

Objectives: To analyse the various factors influencing spontaneous healing of traumatic tympanic membrane perforation in West Africa.

Study Design: Prospective clinical study.

Setting: Tertiary referral centre.