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17 %Plasmodium falciparum prevalence was 17.0% among pregnant women who used both IPTp and slept under insecticide-treated nets (ITNs).

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

60.81 yearsThe mean age of female type 2 diabetes participants was 60.81 years with standard deviation 10.29.

Nigeriadiabète de type 2published 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 16 observations

5.3 %The prevalence of HBV infection using HBsAg was 5.3% among HIV-infected children in Lagos.

Nigeriahépatite B · VIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 4 observations

48 %48% of the interviewed students had bad control practices regarding sickle cell disease.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2021The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

27.5 %In the absence of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) intervention, about 25-30% of children born to HIV-infected mothers become infected with HIV.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2021The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

31 %The case fatality rate for Lassa fever was 31% during the study period at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital.

Nigeriafièvre de Lassapublished 2012PLoS neglected tropical diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

38.4 %The prevalence of myocardial ischemia measuring both cardiac troponin T and electrocardiography in children with sickle cell anemia during vaso-occlusive crisis was 38.4%.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · myocardial ischemiaobserved 2019published 2024Journal of tropical pediatricsPubMeddocument of 6 observations

Fewer than one-third of rural women in North Central Nigeria recognized intermenstrual or postcoital bleeding as symptoms of cervical cancer.

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utéruspublished 2026Rural and remote healthPubMeddocument of 21 observations

11 %The prevalence of HDV-Ag among asymptomatic treatment naïve chronic hepatitis B patients in Abeokuta was 11%.

NigeriaHepatitis Dpublished 2020Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistryPubMeddocument of 8 observations

77.8 %CCSAPs accounted for 77.8% of the 3737 patients with known viral load.

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

12.3 score_on_4_to_20_scaleThe overall mean score on the HRQOL spirituality/religion/personal beliefs domain was 12.3 on a scale of 4–20.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 11 observations

76.1 %76.1% of respondents had never used the HIVST option before.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

4.9 %Post-intervention, risk factor knowledge improved from 4.9% to 7.2% in the control group.

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utéruspublished 2022West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 12 observations

7.95 yearsThe mean duration of diabetes was 7.95 ± 6.41 years (range 1–36 years).

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé)published 2020West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 10 observations

72 suspected_casesIn week 38 (ending 22 September 2024), Nigeria reported 72 new suspected mpox cases and 5 new confirmed cases from four states.

Nigeriampoxobserved week 38Africa CDCdocument of 147 observations

63.6 %Among HIV-positive clients in Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria, alcohol was the commonest psychoactive substance used, with a prevalence of 63.6%.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

HIV infection was significantly more frequent in tobacco-related COPD than in biomass smoke-related COPD.

Nigeriabiomass smoke-related COPD · COPD · tobacco-related COPD · VIH/sidapublished 2025West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 20 observations

23.3 %The prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among patients attending public hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria was 23.3%.

Nigeriahépatite Bpublished 2025The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

23.8 %GeneXpert assay detected TB in 23.8% of patients from rural areas and 12.9% of patients from urban areas in Benue State, Nigeria.

Nigeriatuberculoseobserved July 2016 to February 2018published 2020Ethiopian journal of health sciencesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

26.7 %The malaria parasite rate (PR) was 26.7% among 363 children aged 1–15 years in rural southwest Nigeria.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2021Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygienePubMeddocument of 5 observations

28.1 %Among people living with HIV in the African Cohort Study from 2013 through 2020, deaths were caused by malignancy in 28.1% of cases with ascertained causes.

Nigeriamalignancy · VIH/sidaobserved 2013 through 2020published 2022Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society PubMeddocument of 6 observations

27.9 %In the MEND case-control study, 27.9% of Nigerian breast cancer cases were grade 3.

Nigeriacancer du seinpublished 2026Breast cancer research and treatmentPubMeddocument of 10 observations

0.83 odds_ratioHigher overall self-care scores were significantly associated with better glycemic control (OR 0.83; 95% CI 0.78–0.88; P < 0.001).

Nigeriadiabète de type 2published 2025Global health research and policyPubMeddocument of 5 observations

21,960 parasites/µlA 29-year-old pregnant woman from Biase Local Government Area in Cross River State Nigeria had a P. falciparum parasitemia of 21,960 parasites/µl as determined by microscopy on the first day of hospitalization.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

3.3 mmol/LThe mean LDL level among hypertensive patients was 3.3 ± 1.0 mmol/L, compared to 3.1 ± 1.1 mmol/L among diabetic patients, with a statistically significant difference (p = 0.03).

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé) · hypertension artériellepublished 2023West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 9 observations