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60 %60% of people with diabetes mellitus in the study population are unaware of their disease status.

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé)observed 2018published 2020Ophthalmic epidemiologyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

18.9 %18.9% of senior secondary school students in Surulere Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria were carriers of the sickle cell trait.

Nigeriatrait drépanocytairepublished 2022African journal of primary health care & family medicinePubMeddocument of 11 observations

100 %The HemoTypeSC test had 100% sensitivity and specificity for sickle cell disease in early infancy compared to HPLC.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 4 observations

12.2 %The prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection among HIV patients in Nigeria was 12.2%.

NigeriaEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection · VIH/sidapublished 2022Indian journal of medical microbiologyPubMeddocument of 8 observations

62 %Knowledge of breast self-examination was 62.0% at baseline in three randomly-selected schools in Southeast Nigeria.

Nigeriacancer du seinpublished 2025Journal of health, population, and nutritionPubMeddocument of 6 observations

DRC and Nigeria had the highest incidence of unreported suspected AFP cases among the top 12 countries in May 2026.

Nigeria · RDCacute flaccid paralysisobserved May 2026WHO Africadocument of 15 observations

68.1 %68.1% of female patients with diabetes in South-West, Nigeria were willing to receive mobile-phone-based health services.

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé)published 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 12 observations

9.5 %The overall missed opportunity for antiretroviral therapy initiation among antenatal care attendees in Nigeria was 9.5% in 2019.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2019published 2023AIDS carePubMeddocument of 7 observations

0.36 prevalence_ratioIn the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria, the Mantel-Haenszel-adjusted prevalence ratio for malaria parasite prevalence between 2010 and 2018 was 0.36.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved 2010 to 2018published 2021BMJ global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004250

22 %Some (22%) of the patients recovered from adverse drug reactions.

Nigeriaadverse drug reactionspublished 2026BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

20 %Among enrolled participants, 341 (20%) tested positive for malaria by microscopy.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2017Journal of clinical microbiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 11 observations

2.07 aORThe odds of cysticercosis seropositivity were 2.07 times greater among children in the lowest wealth quintile compared to those in the highest wealth quintile in Nigeria in 2018.

Nigeriacysticercosisobserved 2018published 2026The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 6 observations

86 %86% of respondents identified diabetes as a common risk factor for glaucoma.

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé) · glaucomapublished 2026BMC ophthalmologyPubMeddocument of 13 observations

0.5 %Systemic illnesses were the etiologic subtype in 0.5% of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage cases.

Nigeriaspontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage · systemic illnessespublished 2020NeurologyPubMeddocument of 23 observations

1.53 score_unitsMean paediatric quality of care (QOC) score for severe malaria increased from 2.81 to 4.04 comparing full oxygen system intervention to baseline, with an adjusted mean difference of 1.53.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2021PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

0.932 AORStigma was negatively associated with adequate social support overall (Adjusted Odds Ratio: 0.932; 95% Confidence Interval: 0.883–0.983).

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2023Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 9 observations

45.7 %43 out of 94 women with breast cancer perceived walking as the principal beneficial exercise, representing 45.7%.

Nigeriacancer du seinpublished 2021Breast diseasePubMeddocument of 4 observations

Recrudescent Plasmodium falciparum infections after pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine treatment failure were accompanied by significantly fewer symptoms and lower levels of parasitaemia but significantly higher gametocytaemia:parasitaemia ratios compared with primary infections.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2003Annals of tropical medicine and parasitologyeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

24 %The prevalence of any HPV infection was 24% in the oral cavity among female sex workers in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Nigeriainfection à HPVpublished 2022PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

9 %At day 14, MPXV detection in semen was two [9%] of 11.

Nigeriampoxobserved day 14HAL · Unilimdocument of 102 observations

5.8 %The odds of having malaria decrease by 5.8% for every extra unit increase in temperature in Abuja, Nigeria, based on a negative binomial model.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved 2000 to 2013published 2020International journal of environmental research and public healthPubMeddocument of 5 observations

73.1 %Malaria prevalence was 73.1% among caregivers enrolled in the study.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

44 %44% of suspected cervical cancer cases were referred for advanced care in Nigeria.

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utérusAfrica CDCdocument of 52 observations

Nigeria has the highest proportion of children with sickle cell anemia globally.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021Pediatric neurologyPubMeddocument of 4 observations

4.3 odds_ratioHaving previously delivered a macrosomic baby was independently and significantly associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (odds ratio 4.3, 95% confidence interval = 1.08–16.9, P = 0.039).

Nigeriadiabète gestationnelpublished 2026The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 2 observations