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102,165 individualsThe number of HIV-positive individuals identified increased from 21,234 to 102,165 between the pre-surge and post-surge periods in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

57 yearsThe modal age of patients with diabetes mellitus was 57 years.

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

18.3 %The intensity of catastrophic health expenditure was 18.3% for the health-insured diabetic patients.

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé)published 2025Nigerian journal of clinical practicePubMeddocument of 6 observations

76.2 %Among Nigerians with pre-diabetes, metformin increased insulin sensitivity by 76.2% (QUICKI) after 12 weeks of intervention.

Nigeriapre-diabetespublished 2024The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

800,000 deathsHepatitis B virus accounts for mortality of about 800,000 from liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Nigeriahépatite Bpublished 2021Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistryPubMeddocument of 11 observations

18 casesEighteen women had HPV genotype 59.

NigeriaHPV genotype 59published 2026Diagnostic microbiology and infectious diseasePubMeddocument of 21 observations

79.2 %Invasive ductal carcinoma was the most common malignant breast disease, accounting for 84 out of 106 biopsies (79.2%).

Nigeriainvasive ductal carcinomaobserved 2015–2016published 2024West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

38.4 %Among individuals initiated on antiretroviral therapy within 14 days of HIV diagnosis, 38.4% were lost to follow-up by 12 months in Nigeria.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2023PloS onePubMeddocument of 3 observations

2.6 unitlessDiabetic pregnant women had significantly higher mean ultrasonographic vascularisation-flow index (2.6 ± 0.61) compared to non-diabetic pregnant women (2.1 ± 0.38).

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé)published 2026BMC pregnancy and childbirthPubMeddocument of 19 observations

13.4 %The prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection among lymphoma patients in Nigeria was 13.4%.

NigeriaEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection · lymphomapublished 2022Indian journal of medical microbiologyPubMeddocument of 8 observations

0.6 unitlessDiabetic pregnant women had significantly higher mean ultrasonographic vascularisation index (0.6 ± 0.09) compared to non-diabetic pregnant women (0.5 ± 0.08).

Nigeriadiabète (non précisé)published 2026BMC pregnancy and childbirthPubMeddocument of 19 observations

90.3 %The respondents were highly open to cervical cancer vaccination (90.3%).

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utérusobserved April 2021published 2024The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

0.038 p-valueLoss of consciousness was significantly associated with levels of anaemia (p = 0.038).

Nigeriaanémieobserved 2019–2022published 2024Ghana medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

81 %In this study, 34 out of 42 (81%) asymptomatic carriers had the C1741T mutation in the BCP region.

Nigeriahépatite Bpublished 2025Viruseseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

1.77 %Of the 15,613 patients who presented at the Accident and Emergency Unit of State Specialist Hospital Gombe from August 1, 2016 to July 30, 2018, 277 were alleged rapes, constituting 1.77% of presentations.

Nigeriarapeobserved August 1 2016 to July 30 2018published 2021Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and GynPubMeddocument of 7 observations

39.7 %Stigma reduced access to antiretroviral therapy for 39.7% of respondents.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2026Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 6 observations

103 casesOf the 231 cases of histoplasmosis reported from Nigeria, 103 were cases from two observational studies.

Nigeriahistoplasmosispublished 2023The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 11 observations

59 %Among cervical cancer cases recorded by the Edo-Benin Cancer Registry (EBCR) from 2016 to 2018, 59% of those detected clinically were assigned to palliative care.

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utérusobserved 2016 to 2018published 2025Cancer causes & control : CCCPubMeddocument of 9 observations

33 %The pooled prevalence of asymptomatic malaria in Nigeria was estimated at 33%.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

46 %Among 26 alloimmunized sickle cell disease participants, Rh alloantibodies were observed in 46%.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2025Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : europe_pmcdocument of 9 observations

2.78 aORObesity was significantly associated with renal impairment in elderly patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), with an adjusted odds ratio of 2.78.

Nigeriadiabète de type 2published 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 20 observations

48.3 %The prevalence of multimorbidity of anaemia, malaria, and malnutrition (MAMM) among children aged 6–59 months in Nigeria was 48.3% in the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey.

Nigeriaanaemia, malaria, and malnutrition (MAMM)observed 2018published 2024International journal of environmental research and public healthPubMed

10 %Neonatal anaemia prevalence was 10.0% in the intervention group and 23.8% in the control group.

Nigeriaanémiepublished 2024West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

28.6 %In the Pfdhfr gene, mixed wild and mutant type genotypes were observed in 28.6% each of the N51I and C59R codons.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2024BMC research notesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

15.9 %The prevalence of TB by acid-fast microscopy was 15.9% among 425 suspected TB patients in Benue State, Nigeria.

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