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53.9 %The HPV vaccination rate among adolescent girls aged 9–17 was 53.9%.

Nigeriainfection à HPVpublished 2025PloS onePubMeddocument of 4 observations

344 patients28 jours après le début du traitement, chez 344 patients présentant une parasitémie persistante, 9 avaient été traités par Artemisia annua et 25 par Artemisia afra.

NigeriaparasitémieHAL · Unilimdocument of 173 observations

24 individualsAmong the 30 selected young people living with HIV, 24 had viral load suppression at the second test.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2023BMJ global healthPubMeddocument of 4 observations

1.1 daysThe fever-clearance time in the CQ-CP-SP group was 1.1 days with a standard deviation of 0.4 days.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2000Annals of Tropical Medicine and ParasitologyOpenAlexdocument of 6 observations

0.6 %0.6% of mild-to-severe anaemia among children aged 6–59 months in Nigeria was attributable to sickle cell disease.

Nigeriaanémie · drépanocytoseobserved 2018published 2022BMJ openeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063369

0.51 odds_ratioWomen in the higher leisure-time physical activity quartiles (Q3–Q4) versus Q1 had lower odds of having breast cancer (OR = 0.51, 95% CI: 0.35–0.74).

Nigeriacancer du seinpublished 2022Cancer epidemiologyPubMeddocument of 9 observations

12.6 odds_ratioPersons with diabetic foot ulcers were 12.6 times more likely to have deficient/insufficient vitamin D levels, with a 95% confidence interval of 6.0 to 26.2.

Nigeriapied diabétiquepublished 2025West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

1.3 mmol/LThe mean HDL level among hypertensive patients was 1.3 ± 0.8 mmol/L, compared to 1.2 ± 0.3 mmol/L among diabetic patients.

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

0.7 prevalence_ratioIn the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, the Mantel-Haenszel-adjusted prevalence ratio for malaria parasite prevalence between 2010 and 2018 was 0.70, indicating an overall reduction of more than 20%.

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

1.73 daysParasite clearance time was 1.73 days in the seven chloroquine-treatment failures successfully treated with 25 mg kg−1 mefloquine.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 1992Annals of Tropical Medicine and ParasitologyOpenAlexdocument of 19 observations

25.6 %State-level antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage among adults living with HIV in Nigeria ranged from 25.6% to 76.9% based on data from the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) conducted from July to December 2018.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 5 observations

18 %The most common serotypes were 14 (18%, n=35), 6B (16%, n=31), 1 (9%, n=17), 5 (9%, n=17) and 6A (9%, n=17).

Nigeriapneumococcal disease · serotype 14published 2023Microbial genomicsPubMeddocument of 10 observations

87.5 %Among 57 HIV-infected, HIV-exposed infants in Plateau State, Nigeria, 87.5% achieved viral suppression.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2018–2022published 2026PloS onePubMeddocument of 13 observations

58 %Among breast cancer cases recorded by the Edo-Benin Cancer Registry (EBCR) from 2016 to 2018, 58% of those detected clinically were assigned to palliative care.

Nigeriacancer du seinobserved 2016 to 2018published 2025Cancer causes & control : CCCPubMeddocument of 9 observations

11 %The case fatality rate of patients with endocrine diseases who had COVID-19 was 11%.

NigeriaCOVID-19 · endocrine diseasespublished 2023West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 9 observations

49,000 deaths_per_yearNigeria has the second highest pneumococcal disease burden globally, with an estimated ~49,000 child deaths caused by pneumococcal infections each year.

Nigeriapneumococcal diseasepublished 2023Microbial genomicsPubMeddocument of 10 observations

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally.

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utéruspublished 2023BMC women's healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

0.77 odds_ratioChildren receiving only Day 1 sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine had odds of rapid diagnostic test-confirmed malaria of 0.77 (95% CI 0.42–1.42) compared to those receiving non-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved 2021, 2022published 2024Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IHPubMeddocument of 7 observations

28 patientsThe medial limbus was involved in 28 (32.6%) patients with ocular surface squamous neoplasia.

Nigeriaocular surface squamous neoplasiapublished 2021International ophthalmologyPubMeddocument of 12 observations

5.1 %The prevalence of congenital malaria in Nigeria ranged from 5.1% to 96.3%.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 2 observations

84 casesLate-appearing anaemia (LAA) occurred in 84 of 609 children treated with artemisinin-based combination therapies for uncomplicated falciparum malaria.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2016BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12879-016-1565-4

1.09 daysThe mean fever clearance time was 1.09 days in the mefloquine 25 mg kg−1 group.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 1992Annals of Tropical Medicine and ParasitologyOpenAlexdocument of 19 observations

26.9 %26.9% of respondents defined glaucoma as blindness.

Nigeriaglaucomapublished 2026BMC ophthalmologyPubMeddocument of 13 observations

20 per_1000The mean incidence of uncomplicated malaria was 20 cases per 1000 children aged 3–59 months in 2021.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved 2021published 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

38.6 %Among long-distance truck drivers in Ekiti State, Nigeria, 38.6% had multiple sex partners in the past 6 months.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2019published 2021The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations