According to a qualitative study based on unstructured interviews to 21 Nigerian healthcare providers, telemedicine system applied to palliative care appears challenging due to shortcomings in minimal infrastru
the “healthcare professionals and other essential workers are overwhelmingly people from ethnic minorities and are the most overworked, underpaid, undervalued and often not protected, even in the midst of deadly pandemic” (Oxfam International, 2021). This inequality is also manifest in the existence...
2]. Patients experience severe chronic pelvic pain due to the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus [3,4]. Other types of pain include dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dyschezia, and dysuria [5]. The biggest concern with endometriosis is that 50% ...
Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) is one of the main threats to human health, particularly in large cities where pollution levels are continually exceeded. According to their source of emission, geography, and local meteorology, the pollutant particles vary in size and composition. These par...
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Systemic and Dermatologic Impact of Mpox: An Overview of Guideline-Based Management for Nigerian Healthcare WorkersOiwoh, Sebastine O.Ibekwe, Perpetua U.Ajani, Atinuke A.Cole-Adeife, Olufolakemi M.Olanrewaju, Fatai O.Oripelaye, Murphy M....
Understanding the Health Effects of Ambient Ultrafine Particles. HEI Review Panel on Ultrafine Particles. HEI Perspectives 3. Health Effects Institute (HEI). https://www.healtheffects.org/system/files/Perspectives3.pdf (accessed 04 October 2020) [67] Heusinkveld, H.J., Wahle, T., Campbell, ...
In a Nigerian population who had a positive malaria smear, were not vaccinated for S. typhi, and whose stool specimens were negative for S. typhi, the Widal test was positive in titers 1:40, 1:80, and 1:160 in 85 percent, 12 percent, and 3 percent, respectively. The parallel values...
Female genital mutilation(female circumcision) is among traditional practices that are deeply entrenched in Nigeria. This practice has received global attention and condemnation over the years because of its many serious physical, mental, social, economic, and political implications. The Nigerian government...
Bacterial flora plays an important role in host health in a variety of tissues and organ systems such as the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital system, as well as the respiratory system.1 The upper airway of healthy horses contains many bacteria, including a variety of aerobic and ana...