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31.8 %Cryptosporidium was detected in 44 out of 139 samples (31.8%) using Kinyoun stain among HIV-positive patients in Lagos, Nigeria.

NigeriaCryptosporidiumpublished 2012PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

93 %Viral suppression among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy for ≥6 months was 93% during the COVID-19 pandemic (51,196/55,216) compared to 91% in the pre-COVID-19 period (43,336/47,728).

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved during COVID-19published 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

30.6 %In the last 6 months prior to the study, 30.6% of the baseline group had blood glucose check at least once.

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé)observed last 6 months prior to the studypublished 2022BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 12 observations

31 %In the vitrectomy only category, postoperative vision improved (> preoperative) in 31% of PVR D eyes.

Nigeriaproliferative vitreoretinopathyobserved 2005–2012published 2020Nigerian journal of clinical practicePubMeddocument of 11 observations

60 %Sixty percent of patients had stage III disease.

Nigeriacancer du seinpublished 2026JCO global oncologyPubMeddocument of 11 observations

26 clinicians26 clinicians had used saliva for disease diagnosis.

Nigeriadisease diagnosispublished 2019The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 17 observations

Among women aged 15–49 years in rural Nigeria, higher education levels were associated with increased malaria prevention awareness, with statistical significance (p < 0.001), according to the 2021 Malaria Indicator Survey.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved 2021published 2025BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 4 observations

HPV16 was the most prevalent high-risk HPV genotype detected in cervical cancer tissues from Maiduguri, Nigeria, during 2013–2015.

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utérusobserved 2013-2015published 2019The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

82.9 %The EasyScan GO fully-automated malaria diagnostic system achieved 82.9% species identification accuracy on the WHO 55 slide set.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2021Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12936-021-03631-3

7.1 %Males had a malaria and typhoid co-infection rate of 7.1%.

Nigeriamalaria and typhoid feverpublished 2024Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

1.2 DOT_per_LOTPatients with mild COVID-19 had a mean days of therapy per length of therapy (DOT per LOT) of 1.2, compared to 1.4 for moderate patients and 1.3 for severe patients.

NigeriaCOVID-19HAL · Unilimdocument of 63 observations

342,000 deathsGlobally, cervical cancer causes 342,000 deaths annually.

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utéruspublished 2025European journal of medical researchPubMeddocument of 8 observations

50 %Fewer than half of facilities reported achieving rates of ≥90% completion of post-breastfeeding HIV testing for infants.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2025Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CarePubMeddocument of 3 observations

71 %Among 1598 female sex workers in Nigeria, 71.0% had HIV testing during their last pregnancy.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2024International journal of STD & AIDSPubMeddocument of 12 observations

22 %Among enrolled participants, 368 (22%) were positive for malaria by BinaxNOW Pan blood RDT.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2017Journal of clinical microbiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 11 observations

1 %Among the 88 high-risk staff, 1% had fractures.

Nigeriafracturespublished 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 11 observations

55.6 %Viral load suppression rates through adolescence and post-transition were 55.6%–64.0%.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

0.062 normalized_concentration_indexThe normalized concentration index for adequate uptake of IPTp-SP (≥3 doses) among pregnant women in Nigeria was 0.062, with a 95% confidence interval of 0.048 to 0.076.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved 2018published 2021Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

81.2 %Five hundred forty-nine (81.2%) of 676 tuberculosis patients at the TB DOTS clinic of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, from January 2017 to December 2021 were HIV negative.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2017 to 2021published 2024West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 14 observations

60.8 %60.8% of community-identified children living with HIV came from community-based index testing.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2023BMC pediatricsPubMeddocument of 10 observations

32 yearsDrug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients without comorbidity in Lagos, Nigeria had a mean age of 32.0 years.

Nigeriadrug-resistant tuberculosisobserved between 1 August 2014 and 31 March 2017published 2020Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygienePubMeddocument of 12 observations

8.1 %Among drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients with comorbidities in Lagos, Nigeria, the proportion with three comorbidities was 8.1%.

Nigeriadrug-resistant tuberculosisobserved between 1 August 2014 and 31 March 2017published 2020Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygienePubMeddocument of 12 observations

1 individualsAmong those tested for HIV in the medical outreach in Durum community, Bauchi State, Nigeria, 1 (1%) had a positive result.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2023published 2023West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 11 observations

8.3 %By day 14, 8.3% of parasitologically cured patients treated with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine experienced recrudescence.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved day 14published 1997Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

14 casesFourteen women had HPV genotype 18.

NigeriaHPV genotype 18published 2026Diagnostic microbiology and infectious diseasePubMeddocument of 21 observations