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0.5 %Among households in Nigeria, 0.5% (84 out of 18,021) had a double-positive child in a 2018 nationally representative HIV survey.

Nigeriayawsobserved 2018published 2023The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 4 observations

54.1 %A majority (54.1%) of the SCA patients had mild disease, while 35.3% and 10.6% had moderate and severe disease, respectively.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2023Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of MalawiPubMeddocument of 12 observations

0.35 odds_ratioAmong HIV-negative women, those with Lactobacillus dominant microbiota had lower odds of persistent hrHPV infection (OR: 0.35, 95% CI 0.14–0.89, p = 0.03) compared to those with Lactobacillus deficient microbiota.

Nigeriapersistent hrHPV infectionpublished 2020Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 6 observations

56,400 ppmDry fog spraying of 56400 parts per million of hydrogen peroxide solution reduced the infectious viral titre of SARS-CoV-2.

NigeriaCOVID-19published 2025Journal of public health in Africaeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

3,000,000 casesAntimicrobial resistance accounts for approximately 3 million cases annually.

Nigeriaantimicrobial resistanceHAL · Unilimdocument of 63 observations

39.81 %Below-knee amputations were the most common type of amputation among diabetic foot ulcer patients in Nigeria, accounting for 39.81%.

Nigeriapied diabétiquepublished 2026Journal of epidemiology and global healthPubMeddocument of 12 observations

3 %VIA positivity was 3% among the general population in Nigeria.

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utérusAfrica CDCdocument of 52 observations

92.3 %The proportion of non-severe cases among SARS-CoV-2 cases was 92.3%.

NigeriaCOVID-19observed April to July 2020published 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 13 observations

Neither viral load nor blood CD4+ cell count was significantly different between all HbAS versus all HbAA patients.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022The open AIDS journaleurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

1.65 ORSexual minority adolescents with unknown HIV status had significantly higher odds of suicidal attempt/ideation (adjusted OR: 1.65; 95% CI: 1.22 to 2.24; p=0.001).

Nigeriasuicidal attempt/ideationpublished 2022BMJ global healthPubMeddocument of 8 observations

6.7 %Mean plateau hematocrit was 6.7% in malarious children treated with artesunate-amodiaquine or artemether-lumefantrine.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2015Malaria Control & EliminationOpenAlexdocument of 10 observations

73.5 %An ischaemic ECG was observed in 25 (73.5%) SCA children during VOC.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020Paediatrics and international child healtheurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

Mean areas under curve (AUCs) of the plot of deficit in hematocrit levels from 30% versus time in anemic children were similar in all treatment groups of children under 12 years of age with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria treated with artemether-lumefantrine, artesunate-amodiaquine co-formulated, or artesunate-amodiaquine co-packaged.

Nigeriamalaria-associated anemia · paludismepublished 2011The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0582

2.7 AORObesity in early pregnancy was significantly associated with caesarean section (adjusted odds ratio 2.7; 95% confidence interval 1.51–4.87; p = 0.001).

Nigeriacaesarean section · obésitépublished 2021The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

100 %The diagnostic sensitivity of SickleSCAN™ for sickle cell disease (Hb SS and Hb SC) was 100.0%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2017Hemoglobineurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

0.51 prevalence_ratioIn the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, the Mantel-Haenszel-adjusted prevalence ratio for malaria parasite prevalence between 2010 and 2018 was 0.51.

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

43.6 %Among the 55 children with malaria parasitaemia, 43.6% were G6PD deficient.

Nigeriadéficit en G6PD · paludismeobserved 2023published 2026BMC research notesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

42.8 %In the MEND case-control study, 42.8% of Nigerian breast cancer cases were triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

Nigeriacancer du sein · cancer du sein triple-négatifpublished 2026Breast cancer research and treatmentPubMeddocument of 10 observations

49.17 %Indirect costs comprised 49.17% of the total cost of uncomplicated malaria treatment in Plateau State.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2023International journal of environmental research and public healthPubMeddocument of 6 observations

Blood samples on the second and third day of hospitalization remained positive for P. falciparum by RDT, microscopy, and real-time PCR.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

12 casesNeisseria meningitidis was detected in 12 of 1,200 enrolled febrile patients.

Nigeriafebrile illness · méningite bactérienneobserved August 2023 to September 2024published 2025Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society PubMeddocument of 12 observations

56.3 %In the study, 56.3% of refusals for the HPV vaccine were due to fear of side effects among students in four secondary schools in Benin City, Nigeria.

Nigeriainfection à HPVpublished 2026International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the InternationPubMeddocument of 10 observations

0.17 nmol/LThe median free testosterone (CFT) for men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was 0.17 nmol/L.

Nigeriadiabète de type 2published 2021Journal of the National Medical AssociationPubMeddocument of 7 observations

7.1 %7.1% of the eligible entries received a score of 3 for desirability.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved October 2018 to June 2019published 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 10 observations

22 %The prevalence of malaria parasitaemia by light microscopy was 22.0% among 209 children aged 6 months to 12 years in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2013Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Seurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations