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6.7 %Peripheral nervous system disorders were reported in 6.7% of cases.

Nigeriaperipheral nervous system disorderspublished 2026BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

1.43 AORKnowing someone who died from COVID-19 was associated with increased odds of fear related to COVID-19 (adjusted odds ratio: 1.43).

NigeriaCOVID-19observed 2020published 2022Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

TB remained the most common cause of death from a single infectious pathogen in 2019.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved 2019published 2021International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 18 observations

55.7 %Among 415 people living with HIV attending a tertiary care center in Kano, Nigeria, 55.7% expressed willingness for teleconsultations.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2025Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine AssoPubMeddocument of 6 observations

4.5 %Of the 176 female drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients in the reproductive age group in Lagos, Nigeria, 8 (4.5%) were pregnant at baseline.

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

17.2 kg/m2The mean BMI for girls with sickle cell anaemia was 17.2 kg/m2.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

20.6 %In this study, co-infection prevalence with malaria and urogenital schistosomiasis was 20.6% in Oke Igbo among schoolchildren.

Nigeriapaludisme · schistosomiasepublished 2025PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

27.22 %Among the PCR-confirmed HPV types, 27.22% were low-risk HPV types.

Nigeriainfection à HPVpublished 2023Virology journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

0.42 AOREnrolment after year 2008 was associated with reduced odds of hyperparasitaemia at enrolment (Adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.24–0.73, P = 0.002).

Nigeriahyperparasitaemiaobserved 2008 and 2010published 2011BMC Infectious DiseasesOpenAlexdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1186/1471-2334-11-268

26 %Female sex workers accounted for 26% of the estimated new HIV infections in Lagos state.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2024Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CarePubMeddocument of 7 observations

10 %Approximately 10% of participants had raised blood sugar levels.

Nigeriaraised blood sugar levelsobserved 2019published 2023BMJ openPubMeddocument of 5 observations

2.52 IU/mLThe mean VWF level in VOC state was 2.52 ± 0.34 IU/mL.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025Annals of African medicinePubMeddocument of 12 observations

19.9 yearsForty youth with HIV were enrolled in a single-arm trial in Nigeria, with a mean age of 19.9 years (SD = 2.5).

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2021Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 12 observations

27.7 %The seroprevalence of malaria mono-infection was 27.7% among 871 participants in three regions of Nigeria.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2022International journal of environmental research and public healthPubMeddocument of 6 observations

299 controlsThe study evaluated 299 controls without acquired drug resistance among persons living with HIV receiving combination antiretroviral therapy.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2004–2011published 2020AIDS research and therapyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

25 %Two (25%) of the eight participants with presumed ocular toxoplasmosis (POT) were HIV-seropositive.

Nigeriapresumed ocular toxoplasmosis · VIH/sidapublished 2021Ethiopian journal of health sciencesPubMeddocument of 9 observations

20.37 %The occurrence of diabetes mellitus was 20.37% in smokeless tobacco users and 5.56% in non-users.

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé)published 2024Cardiovascular toxicologyPubMeddocument of 3 observations

0.039 p-valueA significantly higher proportion of the cases than the controls had prolonged QTc interval (p = 0.039).

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023Ghana medical journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

22.5 %Among 726 TB patients' records reviewed at the DOTs centre in Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta between January 2015 and December 2019, 186 (22.5%) were co-infected with HIV.

Nigeriatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved January 2015 to December 2019published 2022The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghPubMeddocument of 6 observations

15 casesThe prevalence of HIV seropositivity among pregnant women in the study was 15 out of 900 participants.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2021Viral immunologyPubMeddocument of 8 observations

7.3 %The prevalence of prediabetes in Nigeria was almost two times higher than the 7.3% estimate by the International Diabetes Federation in 2003.

Nigeriaprediabetesobserved 2003published 2021Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

8.8 %Abdominal wound dehiscence was an indication in 16 (8.8%) of 182 adult patients with complex, midline abdominal wall defects managed with mesh implants.

Nigeriaabdominal wound dehiscencepublished 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 13 observations

0.8 %Vaginal cancer accounted for 2 cases (0.8%) among 242 gynecological cancer cases at Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, from January 2020 to November 2022.

Nigeriavaginal cancerobserved January 2020 to November 2022published 2023The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

0 p_valueThe distribution of diabetic foot ulcer severity was significantly higher among persons with deficient serum vitamin D levels, with a p-value of 0.0001.

Nigeriapied diabétiquepublished 2025West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

6.09 %Among IPTp-SP users, the malaria prevalence in placental tissue was 6.09%.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2023Journal of vector borne diseasesPubMeddocument of 8 observations