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2.5 fold_increaseThe implementation of the 2013 WHO diagnostic criteria is associated with a 2.5 to 3-fold rise in the prevalence of GDM.

Nigeriagestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)published 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

The combination of chloroquine plus promethazine reversed chloroquine resistance in standard Plasmodium falciparum clones and patient parasite isolates from Nigeria.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 1998The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 9 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.625

11 casesEleven women had HPV genotype 39.

NigeriaHPV genotype 39published 2026Diagnostic microbiology and infectious diseasePubMeddocument of 21 observations

65.8 %The treatment success rate for tuberculosis patients under DOTS was 65.8% in 2016.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2016published 2022African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 17 observations

43.2 hoursTime to peak gametocytaemia was 43.2 +/- 14.4, range 0–120 h in nine children with chloroquine-sensitive Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2003Parasite (Paris, France)europe_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1051/parasite/2003104363

29 casesTwenty-nine women had HPV genotype 45.

NigeriaHPV genotype 45published 2026Diagnostic microbiology and infectious diseasePubMeddocument of 21 observations

44.7 %The prevalence of the worst-case scenario (fewer than four antenatal care visits and fewer than three intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine doses) was 44.7% among pregnant women aged 40–49 years in Nigeria.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved 2018published 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 9 observations

4.8 %Acute severe asthma mortality was 4.8% among 124 patients admitted to the Emergency Department between January 2015 and December 2019 in rural Southwestern Nigeria.

Nigeriaacute severe asthmaobserved January 2015 and December 2019published 2023Chronic respiratory diseasePubMeddocument of 8 observations

The prevalence of systolic hypertension, diabetic fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol and LDL-c was higher with higher TG/HDL-c ratio while that of HDL-c was lower with higher TG/HDL-c in all subjects.

Nigeriadiabetic fasting plasma glucose · hypercholesterolemia · hypertriglyceridemia · syndrome métabolique · systolic hypertensionobserved 2007 to 2010published 2025PloS onePubMed

88.1 %PCR-corrected Day-28 cure rate for artemether-lumefantrine was 88.1% (59/67) in the per-protocol population.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2023Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

1,070 casesA total of 1070 tuberculosis cases were reviewed.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2008 to 2014published 2020Journal of infection and public healthPubMeddocument of 16 observations

65.8 %The prevalence of hypertension among obese individuals aged 20 years and above in two urban settlements within Enugu metropolis was 65.8%.

Nigeriahypertension artériellepublished 2020Nigerian journal of clinical practicePubMeddocument of 3 observations

23.9 %Among 205 patients with sickle cell disease, 49 (23.9%) were transfused only once.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : europe_pmcdocument of 9 observations

45 %The dhps-SGKAA haplotype was identified at a frequency of 45% in clinical isolates from northern Nigeria.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2025Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 3 observations

567 casesOf 1799 children with pneumonia, 567 (31.5%) were also diagnosed with malaria.

Nigeriapaludisme · pneumonieobserved November 2015 to October 2017published 2020Pediatric pulmonologyPubMeddocument of 8 observations

12.4 %HBV-DNA was detected in 12.4% of 410 individuals in Osun and Ekiti states, southwest Nigeria, between 2019 and 2021.

Nigeriahépatite Bobserved 2019 and 2021published 2023Viruseseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.3390/v15112188

26.3 %Physical disability component of OHIP-14 affected 26.3% of participants' oral health-related quality of life.

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé)published 2024BMC oral healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

23.1 %The cure rate of TB patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was 23.1%.

Nigeriatuberculose · VIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 4 observations

2.81 concurrent psychosocial challengesMetastatic breast cancer patients experienced an average of 2.81 concurrent psychosocial challenges and 4.36 concurrent physical symptoms.

Nigeriametastatic breast cancerpublished 2026Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of SupportivPubMeddocument of 10 observations

50 percentAll patients presented with skin lesions, with genital or anal involvement in about half of the cases.

NigeriampoxHAL · Unilimdocument of 102 observations

28 casesAmong 35 suspected mpox cases in Rivers State, Nigeria, between October 21, 2021, and April 30, 2023, 28 (80%) required hospital admission.

Nigeriampoxobserved October 21, 2021 to April 30, 2023published 2025The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 11 observations

0.714 heterozygosity_indexThe heterozygosity (He) index for the msp1 antigenic marker was 0.714.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2021Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genPubMeddocument of 5 observations

51.6 %Hypertension prevalence was 51.6% in HIV-unexposed uninfected participants.

Nigeriahypertension artériellepublished 2026AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 7 observations

124 confirmed_casesNigeria reported 124 confirmed mpox cases and zero deaths among confirmed cases in 2024.

Nigeriampoxobserved 2024Africa CDCdocument of 74 observations

9.7 %The prevalence of psychological distress among key populations in Nigeria was 9.7%.

Nigeriadépressionpublished 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 10 observations