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74 %Using microscopy as the gold standard, the specificity of Paracheck-Pf™ mRDT for malaria diagnosis was 74.0%.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2021Nigerian journal of clinical practicePubMeddocument of 18 observations

3.97 odds_ratioAfter multivariable adjustment, the odds of DM were 3.97 higher in those with a history of COVID-19 compared to controls.

NigeriaCOVID-19 · diabète (non précisé)published 2024BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

77 casesLate-appearing anaemia was mild, moderate or severe in 77, 6 or 1 child, respectively.

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

26.59 %The chemo-suppression activity of Kigelia africana extracts at 125 mg/kg was 26.59% for stem bark, 41.75% for leaf, 43.95% for root, and 54.54% for fruit in Plasmodium berghei infected rats.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2021Journal of ethnopharmacologyPubMeddocument of 10 observations

77.1 %Most deaths (77.1%) among HIV/AIDS admissions occurred within the first ten days of hospitalization.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2023West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 11 observations

98 %98% of the global clinical burden of Plasmodium falciparum malaria continued to be estimated by cartographic techniques after replacing the least certain half of national estimates with surveillance-based estimates.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2010PLoS medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

16 deathsSixteen deaths were reported during the febrile illness outbreak in Sokoto between 3rd October and 11th November 2016, corresponding to a case fatality rate of 1.1%.

Nigeriafebrile illnessobserved 2016-10-03 to 2016-11-11published 2021West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

The age of patients with diabetes mellitus ranged from 31 to 84 years.

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

Weight and body mass index (BMI) were significantly lower in children with sickle cell anaemia compared to controls (p = 0.010 and p = 0.029 respectively).

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2024West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 9 observations

71 %Among 172 children with sickle cell disease, 71% (122/172) were on regular blood transfusion.

Nigeriadrépanocytosepublished 2022British journal of haematologyPubMeddocument of 7 observations

3 %Among long-distance truck drivers in Ekiti State, Nigeria, consistent use of condoms was reported by 3.0%.

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

32.1 %The prevalence of systolic hypertension was 32.1% among 361 adults in four local government areas of Jigawa state.

Nigeriasystolic hypertensionpublished 2023The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

22.8 %Of the 723 babies screened for retinopathy of prematurity in 10 neonatal units in Nigeria over a year, 29 (22.8%) developed type 1 retinopathy of prematurity.

Nigeriaretinopathy of prematuritypublished 2021BMJ open ophthalmologyeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000645

54 %At baseline, 54% of children received their first dose of seasonal malaria chemoprevention as directly observed treatment.

Nigeriapaludismepublished 2022BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 5 observations

55.5 %Among 2,772 antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naïve people living with HIV (PLWH) enrolled at a large ART clinic in Lagos, Nigeria, 55.5% were diagnosed with World Health Organization (WHO) clinical stages 1 and 2.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2024BMC nephrologyPubMeddocument of 15 observations

40 %The proportion of respondents living with HIV who were taking antiretroviral drugs and did not disclose their HIV status to interviewers was 40% in a nationally representative HIV sero-survey conducted in Nigeria in 2018.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2023AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 2 observations

4.1 %In this study, urogenital schistosomiasis prevalence was 4.1% in Ipogun among schoolchildren.

Nigeriaschistosomiasepublished 2025PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

The rate of Plasmodium falciparum reappearance (recrudescence or re-infection) between two and six weeks after the start of therapy was significantly higher in artemether-lumefantrine (AL)-treated children.

Nigeriapaludismeobserved two and six weeks after the start of therapypublished 2007The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.235

80 %Routine cervical cancer screening and early treatment can prevent up to 80% of cervical cancers.

Nigeriacancer du col de l'utéruspublished 2022West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 13 observations

40.7 %Depressive symptoms, anxiety disorder and insomnia were reported in 40.7%, 33.2% and 47.2% respectively.

Nigeriadépressionpublished 2019The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

68 %Sixty-eight percent of the patients had a reduction of diastolic blood pressure greater than 5 mm Hg.

Nigeriahypertension artériellepublished 1996PubMedOpenAlexdocument of 3 observations

61.9 %Among people living with HIV attending a tertiary care center in Kano, Nigeria, 61.9% cited distrust of technology as a reason for reluctance toward teleconsultations.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2025Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine AssoPubMeddocument of 6 observations

4.8 %Among 3622 enrolled sickle cell disease patients in Nigeria, 4.8% had experienced priapism.

Nigeriadrépanocytose · priapismpublished 2020Blood cells, molecules & diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 16 observations

11 casesEleven women had HPV genotype 53.

NigeriaHPV genotype 53published 2026Diagnostic microbiology and infectious diseasePubMeddocument of 21 observations

The missed opportunity for HIV testing among antenatal care attendees ranged from 1.8% in the South South to 14.5% in the North West in Nigeria in 2019.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2019published 2023AIDS carePubMeddocument of 7 observations