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80 %More than 80% of the global premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Nigeriamaladies non transmissiblespublished 2026BMC primary carePubMeddocument of 5 observations

97.2 %In children aged 2 years and under, the PCR-corrected parasitological efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine or artemether-lumefantrine was 97.2%.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2016Infectious Diseases of PovertyOpenAlexdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1186/s40249-016-0165-2

60.6 %Twenty (60.6%) of the malnourished children were RDT-positive at recruitment.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2020Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 17 observations

9.96 fold_increaseThe intervention led to a 9.96-fold increase in HIV self-testing uptake compared to the control period.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2025Contemporary clinical trialsPubMeddocument of 8 observations

9.7 %Headache was reported by 9.7% of the patients who experienced adverse drug reactions.

Nigeriaheadachepublished 2024Ghana medical journalPubMeddocument of 13 observations

The copper-to-zinc ratio was higher in sickle cell anaemia patients than in controls, with a p-value less than 0.001.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2019African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

In age- and gender-matched children with and without recrudescence, declines in parasitaemias following treatment were monoexponential but elimination half-life of parasitaemia was significantly longer in children with recrudescence.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2011Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical DiseaseOpenAlexdocument of 6 observations

99 %OSS achieved a viral load suppression rate of 99.0%.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved May 2022 to May 2023published 2026BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 9 observations

68.4 %The risk of prolonged QTc interval was 68.4% during vaso-occlusive crisis in children with sickle cell anemia.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021HemoglobinPubMeddocument of 5 observations

74 %74% of the 491 participants had ECG abnormalities.

NigeriaECG abnormalitiespublished 2019African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 8 observations

539 patientsThere were 539 patients with diabetic foot ulcer seen during the 3-year period.

Nigeriapied diabétiqueobserved July 2015 to June 2018published 2021West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 8 observations

13 %Approximately 13% of Sickle Cell Disease patients in Nigeria benefit from Hydroxyurea therapy.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

16 %Of the 160 patients with mpox, 25 (16%) had HIV in Nigeria during the study period from Feb 1, 2022, to Jan 30, 2023.

Nigeriampox · VIH/sidaobserved Feb 1, 2022, to Jan 30, 2023published 2023The Lancet. Infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 11 observations

0.004 p-valueIn men, exclusion of QT prolongation strengthened the association between IDF metabolic score and combined ECG abnormality (p=0.004).

Nigeriacombined ECG abnormalitypublished 2019African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 8 observations

48.7 %48.7% of individuals felt ashamed or condemned because of their situation.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2026Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 6 observations

62 percentThe median ejection fraction of SCA patients was 62.00 (IQR = 55.0–67.0), significantly less than that of controls, which was 68.00 (IQR = 65.8–73.0).

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2026BMC cardiovascular disordersPubMeddocument of 6 observations

2.5 aORHypoxemia was an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality with an adjusted odds ratio of 2.5.

NigeriaCOVID-19observed 2020published 2020The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

27.8 %Only 27.8% of patients with sudden cardiac arrest were on antihypertensive medication.

Nigeriasudden cardiac arrestpublished 2026Nigerian journal of clinical practicePubMeddocument of 11 observations

47.1 %47.1% of inmates in Bauchi Prison had good knowledge of HIV/AIDS.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2023The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

2.5 odds_ratioFamily history of diabetes mellitus was associated with gestational diabetes mellitus with an odds ratio of 2.50 (95% confidence interval: 1.24–5.01, P = 0.013).

Nigeriadiabète gestationnelpublished 2025Nigerian journal of clinical practicePubMeddocument of 4 observations

69.8 %HPV-specific DNA was detected in 44 of the 58 PCR-positive samples, resulting in a cervical HPV prevalence of 69.8% among 63 archived cervical cancer tissue blocks from Maiduguri, Nigeria, collected during 2013–2015.

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

Optic nerve sheath diameter values among HIV-positive patients on HAART are significantly higher among female subjects.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved October 2017 to June 2018published 2019Nigerian journal of clinical practicePubMeddocument of 5 observations

6.6 %Cerebrovascular accidents were the cause of death in 6.6% of autopsied patients with diabetes mellitus.

Nigeriacerebrovascular accidents · diabète (non précisé)observed January 2008 to December 2017published 2020The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 12 observations

11.4 %The prevalence of severe malaria among pediatric admissions was 11.4% in the pre-COVID-19 period (2019).

Nigeriapaludismeobserved 2019published 2023BMC pediatricseurope_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12887-023-03985-4

39.3 %39.3% of the sera with Zika virus neutralizing antibodies were co-infections with chikungunya viruses.

Nigeriachikungunyapublished 2023PloS onePubMeddocument of 10 observations