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2,000,000 inhabitantsNigeria had nearly two million people living with HIV in 2021.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2021published 2023Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 9 observations

-0.712 slopeThe trend of syphilis seropositivity showed a downward slope of −0.7117.

Nigeriasyphilisobserved January 2010 to December 2018published 2022African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 2 observations

56.2 %The seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 among patients with HIV in Nigeria was 56.2%.

Nigeriaherpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 · VIH/sidaobserved 2019published 2023BMJ openPubMeddocument of 5 observations

T2DM patients had significantly higher prevalence of dyslipidaemia compared to controls, p < 0.001.

Nigeriadiabète de type 2published 2025BMC endocrine disordersPubMeddocument of 5 observations

71 %Chloroquine was found in the blood of 71% of homozygous alpha+-thalassaemic children.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2001Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IHeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

Recrudescent infections were significantly more common in hyperparasitaemic children.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2011Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical DiseaseOpenAlexdocument of 13 observations

53.3 %Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) grade III-IV constituted 53.3% of the wounds in the study.

Nigeriapied diabétiquepublished 2022Journal of wound carePubMeddocument of 10 observations

6.3 %Among 490 analysed alleles from 245 homozygous sickle cell disease patients in Nigeria, 31 (6.3%) had the Cameroon haplotype.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021The Journal of international medical researchPubMeddocument of 5 observations

48 %Of the 160 patients with mpox, 70 (48%) were admitted to hospital in Nigeria during the study period from Feb 1, 2022, to Jan 30, 2023.

Nigeriampoxobserved Feb 1, 2022, to Jan 30, 2023published 2023The Lancet. Infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 11 observations

20.2 kg/m2The mean BMI for girls with haemoglobin AA was 20.2 kg/m2.

Nigeriahaemoglobin AApublished 2023West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

Sexual and gender minority people in Nigeria experience an HIV prevalence four to ten times higher than the national average.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2026AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 2 observations

4 %Triple dengue, malaria, and typhoid infection occurred in 7 (4%) of the 200 febrile patients.

Nigeriadengue · fièvre typhoïde · paludismepublished 2025Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 13 observations

83.2 %The negative predictive values of the clinical risk factor-based prediction models ranged from 83.2% to 88%.

Nigeriagestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)published 2026Archives of endocrinology and metabolismPubMeddocument of 9 observations

94 %The African region accounted for 94% of the global malaria disease burden and deaths in 2019.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved 2019published 2024Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

1.7 %The prevalence of HbAC α+1 was 1.7% among healthy controls.

NigeriaHbAC α+1published 2022Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 17 observationsDOI 10.4084/mjhid.2022.001

20,850 cases_per_monthThe SARIMA model forecasted average monthly malaria cases of 20,850 in Kwara for the period 2025–2026.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved 2025-2026published 2026PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

26.8 %Nigeria accounted for 26.8% of global malaria deaths in 2023.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved 2023HAL · Unilimdocument of 102 observations

56 %Some of the primary reasons for loss to follow-up were long distance to clinic (56%) and feeling healthy (6.7%).

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2019PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

1 patientOne patient had decompensated heart failure.

NigeriaCOVID-19 · insuffisance cardiaquepublished 2021Cardiovascular journal of AfricaPubMeddocument of 8 observations

0.5 mumol/litre of blood-medium mixtureThe 99% inhibitory concentration of cinchonine against Plasmodium falciparum isolates was 0.50 mumol/litre of blood-medium mixture.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 1990Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneOpenAlexdocument of 22 observations

10 %Oral thrush was more prevalent in HAART-naïve patients (10%).

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2021Cardiovascular journal of AfricaPubMeddocument of 9 observations

49 %Among 436 treatment-naïve Nigerian breast cancer patients, 49% were classified as having low tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) (< 10%).

Nigeriacancer du seinpublished 2026Breast cancer research and treatmentPubMeddocument of 14 observations

1.6 daysParasite clearance time was 1.6 +/- 0.5 d in children treated with mefloquine.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 1997Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

1 z_scoreNigerian SCA patients (n=154) had significant reductions in both FEV and FVC of ~1 z-score compared with local controls (n=364).

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2019ThoraxPubMeddocument of 7 observations

28.8 %A weighted HIV prevalence of 28.8% was found among transgender populations in Nigeria.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2020published 2025Sexually transmitted infectionsPubMeddocument of 12 observations