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98.5 %98.5% of study participants had good knowledge of the best place to get help during sickle cell disease crisis.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023Frontiers in geneticseurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.3389/fgene.2023.1052444

0.74 USDUnit distribution costs were $0.74 per net in Ondo State, Nigeria.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

60 %The percentage of newly-identified people living with HIV/AIDS initiating antiretroviral treatment with a 3-month antiretroviral treatment starter pack increased from 60% to 98% during February–September 2020.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved February–September 2020published 2021AIDS research and therapyPubMeddocument of 6 observations

HIV remains a significant public health challenge in Nigeria.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2026AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 6 observations

50 %Diabetes was seen in 50% of patients.

NigeriaCOVID-19 · diabète (non précisé)published 2021Cardiovascular journal of AfricaPubMeddocument of 8 observations

97.5 %Most participants with positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR were asymptomatic (97.5%) in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Nigeria between 19 July 2022 and 1 March 2024.

Kenya · Nigeria · Ouganda · TanzanieCOVID-19observed 19 July 2022 to 1 March 2024published 2025BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 8 observations

50 %Among the 22 women with abnormal cervical cytology, 11 (50.0%) were diagnosed with low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions.

Nigerialow-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionspublished 2021Annals of African medicinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

6.5 %Out of 200 patients analysed, 13 (6.5%) had parvovirus B19 DNA.

Nigeriaparvovirus B19published 2020African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 3 observations

34 %Less than half (34%) of pregnant women attending primary healthcare centres in Ile-Ife, Nigeria had good knowledge of malaria preventive services (MPS).

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

66.7 %Of the 201 respondents, 134 (66.7%) were aware of Diabetes Mellitus.

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé)published 2020Journal of preventive medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 5 observations

97.2 %The sensitivity of the Optimal-IT dipstick for detecting Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase in whole-blood samples was 97.2%.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2010The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0166

14.4 %14.4% of the workers reported good self-care practice regarding glaucoma.

Nigeriaglaucomapublished 2026BMC ophthalmologyPubMeddocument of 13 observations

61.3 %The Pfmdr-1 (N86/N86Y) combination was detected in 61.3% of isolates collected at delivery.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2025PlacentaPubMeddocument of 7 observations

36.1 %The prevalence of psychological distress was 36.1% among 72 patients with breast cancer post-surgery in Northern Nigeria.

Nigeriacancer du seinpublished 2025BMC psychiatryPubMeddocument of 3 observations

19.6 %19.6% of reluctant caregivers cited lack of interest as a reason for not accepting the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

8.5 odds_ratioThe odds of being folate deficient was 8.5 times more likely during anaemic crisis than in vaso-occlusive crisis.

Nigeriadrépanocytoseobserved between September 2018 and March 2019published 2021African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 3 observations

49 %Près de la moitié (49 %) des décès d’enfants liés à la pneumonie en 2015 résidaient en Inde, au Nigéria, au Pakistan, en République Démocratique du Congo et en Éthiopie.

Nigeria · RDCpneumonieobserved 2015HAL · Unilimdocument of 382 observations

60.8 %The primary case finder screening sensitivity was 60.8% using gynaecologist review as confirmatory test.

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utérusobserved October 2020 to July 2021published 2023Reproductive healthPubMeddocument of 9 observations

10.4 %The pooled prevalence of prediabetes in Nigeria was 10.4% using the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.

Nigeriaprediabetesobserved 2000–2019published 2021Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

0 deathsThere were no recorded deaths among the first 32 COVID-19 patients.

NigeriaCOVID-19observed 2020published 2020The Pan African medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

17.2 odds_ratioElevated plasma homocysteine (HHcy) was significantly associated with disease severity among HbSS subjects with odds ratio 17.2.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

9 %9.0% of the respondents had good general knowledge of breast cancer.

Nigeriacancer du seinpublished 2024West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

4.5 %4.5% of respondents were aware that HPV infection is a causative factor for cervical cancer in a community health outreach program in Ituku, Enugu State, Nigeria.

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utérus · infection à HPVobserved 2024published 2026Rural and remote healthPubMeddocument of 8 observations

1.2 %Following oral therapy, 1.2% of all patients (i.e. 13 patients) became hyperparasitaemic.

Nigeriahyperparasitaemiapublished 2004Parasite (Paris, France)europe_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1051/parasite/2004113317

4.7 %Moderate depression was identified in 4.7% of the participants among people living with HIV in two rural secondary health facilities in Southwestern Nigeria between September and December 2020.

Nigeriadépression · VIH/sidaobserved September and December 2020published 2023AIDS research and therapyPubMeddocument of 8 observations