Federal Medical Centre

Booking Status, Maternal Education and Gestational Age at Presentation as Correlates of Perinatal Outcome among Women Managed for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Hospital Record Review

Background: Late or absent antenatal booking remains a well-documented risk marker for adverse pregnancy outcome in sub-Saharan Africa, yet its interaction with maternal education and gestational age at presentation among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy is less fre...

A Two-Year Comparison (2022–2023) of Therapeutic Approach and Maternal Outcome in the Management of Preeclampsia/Eclampsia: Evidence of a Practice Shift toward the Pritchard Magnesium Sulphate Regimen

Background: Magnesium sulphate, most commonly administered as the intramuscular Pritchard regimen, is the internationally recommended anticonvulsant for the prevention and treatment of eclamptic seizures, with established trial evidence of reduced maternal mortality relative to a...

Neuropsychiatric complications of clinically mild lassa fever with low viraemia: a case report from a global hotspot in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria

Lassa fever is traditionally classified as a viral haemorrhagic disease characterised by systemic symptoms and potential for catastrophic bleeding. While Nigeria remains the global epicentre, evolving clinical patterns suggest that neuropsychiatric manifestations are becoming inc...

Maternal Tuberculosis and Infant Gut and Immune Development: Implications for Maternal-Child Health

BACKGROUND: Maternal tuberculosis (TB) during pregnancy involves chronic infection, immune activation, and antimicrobial therapy, which may alter the maternal gut, vaginal, and breast milk microbiomes and influence neonatal immune development. METHODS: We conducted a narrative re...

Information Resources Security Management for Improved Service Delivery in Public University Libraries in Kano State

This study investigated information resources security management in public university libraries in Kano State. The study sought to address the following research objectives: to find out the types of security issues university libraries in Kano State faced and to identify the sec...

Tracking Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-rich protein 2/3 gene deletion in RDT-negative samples among febrile children in Nigeria

Background: Nigeria, one of the most malaria-endemic regions globally, relies heavily on rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) targeting Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2/3 (Pfhrp2/3). However, emerging deletions in these genes can lead to false-negative results, undermining...

Association of 10-year Cardiovascular Risk with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in a Population of Nigerian Hypertensives

Abstract Background: The pooled cohort equation (PCE) for predicting the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) has been utilised in Black populations to predict cardiovascular events. Objective: We explored the relationship between PCE ASCVD risk and left...

Social Capital and Willingness to Pay for Community-based Health Insurance in Rural Communities of Delta State, Nigeria

Abstract Background: The amount of social capital in a community can be an asset for the breakthrough and sustainability of community-based health insurance (CBHI), thereby contributing to the demand for it at the community level. Aims: This study aimed to assess the relationship...