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0.14 %Among 2775 pregnant women in Nigeria, the seroprevalence of triplex infection with HIV, HBV, and HCV was 0.14%.

Nigeriahépatite B · hépatite C · VIH/sidapublished 2025Antiviral therapyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

22.3 %The prevalence of high blood pressure was 22.3% among persons living with HIV in Nigeria.

Nigeriahypertension artériellepublished 2023BMC endocrine disordersPubMeddocument of 20 observations

75 %Severe perinatal asphyxia, sepsis, hyperbilirubinemia, and respiratory disorders were the leading conditions contributing to 75% of the morbidities and mortalities.

Nigeriahyperbilirubinaemia · perinatal asphyxia · respiratory disorders · sepsisobserved 2007–2018published 2022Frontiers in pediatricseurope_pmcdocument of 9 observationsDOI 10.3389/fped.2022.899645

17.6 %Among ischemic stroke cases in the SIREN study, 427 (17.6%) were large-artery atherosclerosis.

NigeriaAVC · large-artery atherosclerosispublished 2022StrokePubMeddocument of 16 observations

7 %Wasting (body mass index z-score<-2) had a prevalence of 7% in the UK ones.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2019ThoraxPubMeddocument of 7 observations

Case 4 was a 49-year-old widow with known type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and hypertensive heart failure who died from multiple organ failure.

Nigeriadiabète de type 2 · hypertensive heart failurepublished 2025West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

33.3 %Contacts with potentially infectious body fluid accounted for 33.3% of occupational exposures to HIV among healthcare workers.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

The missed opportunity for antiretroviral therapy initiation among antenatal care attendees ranged from 7.4% in the South West to 11.1% in the North Central in Nigeria in 2019.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2019published 2023AIDS carePubMeddocument of 7 observations

70 %Secondary analysis of eighteen studies reporting antimicrobial prescribing in patients with COVID-19 showed that more than 70% of patients received antimicrobial therapy.

NigeriaCOVID-19HAL · Unilimdocument of 63 observations

0.42 odds_ratioChildren receiving sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine + amodiaquine had odds of rapid diagnostic test-confirmed malaria of 0.42 (95% CI 0.28–0.63) compared to those receiving non-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine.

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

30.8 %Headache, nausea, and visual impairment were present in 30.8% of breast cancer patients with brain metastasis at presentation.

Nigeriabrain metastasisobserved 2005–2009published 2019Annals of African medicinePubMeddocument of 6 observations

8.4 %Cervical cytological abnormalities were detected in 10 participants (8.4%).

Nigeriacervical cytological abnormalitiespublished 2025BMC cancerPubMeddocument of 9 observations

1 %Yellow fever recorded a coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.01, indicating that 1% of the variance in confirmed yellow fever diagnoses was explained by the studied risk factors.

Nigeriafièvre jauneobserved 2021published 2026BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 17 observations

746 staffA staff risk stratification programme at University of Benin Teaching Hospital found that 746 out of 3,840 staff (19.4%) voluntarily self-assessed their health and risk status in the context of COVID-19.

NigeriaCOVID-19published 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 11 observations

19.6 %Standard HemoTypeSC identified 100 (19.6%) HbAS phenotypes among 511 newborns.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022Frontiers in geneticseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

16.5 %According to an absolute creatinine cut-off value of >1.5 mg/dL, the frequency of acute kidney injury (AKI) was 16.5% in children with severe malaria.

Nigeriaacute kidney injury (AKI) · paludismeobserved June 2016 and May 2017published 2020Sultan Qaboos University medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.006

22.5 %Microalbuminuria was detected in 22.5% of sickle cell anaemia patients in the study cohort.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 4 observations

5 %Chez seulement 5 % des patients du groupe Pailin le parasite présente une amplification du gène Pfmdr1.

Nigeriapaludisme · résistance à la méfloquineHAL · Unilimdocument of 173 observations

18.1 %Among patients with sickle cell anaemia in steady state, the prevalence of relative systemic hypertension was 18.1%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2020Indian heart journalPubMeddocument of 3 observations

0.8 %The prevalence of neuro-ophthalmic disorders among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Osun State, Nigeria was 0.8%.

Nigerianeuro-ophthalmic disorders · VIH/sidapublished 2026BMC ophthalmologyPubMeddocument of 9 observations

73.2 %Primary concerns among metastatic breast cancer patients included insurance-related issues (73.2%), treatment-related concerns (62.3%), and transportation difficulties (59.4%).

Nigeriametastatic breast cancerpublished 2026Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of SupportivPubMeddocument of 10 observations

24.5 %The prevalence of high triglycerides was 24.5% among persons living with HIV in Nigeria.

Nigeriahigh triglyceridespublished 2023BMC endocrine disordersPubMeddocument of 20 observations

5.053 odds_ratioPresence of bacteraemia was significantly predictive of mortality with odds ratio 5.053 and 95% confidence interval 2.572–9.428.

Nigeriabacteraemiapublished 2020BMC endocrine disordersPubMeddocument of 7 observations

3.5 %HIV positivity rate at family index testing was 3.5% (95% CI: 2.3–5.1%).

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 16 observations

14 casesAmong the 64 children with muco-cutaneous infections, 14 (21.9%) had mucous infections.

Nigeriamucous infectionspublished 2022West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 8 observations