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{"title":"Phenytoin attenuates seizure severity and hippocampal derangement more than levetiracetam or phenytoin-levetiracetam adjunctive treatment in electrically-convulsed male BALB/c Mice","authors":"O. Osuntokun, G. Olayiwola, K. I. Adedokun, O. O. Oladokun, T. Abayomi, A. Ayoka","doi":"10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.4","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":23292,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Journal of Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78052199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reported morbidities, Blood pressure pattern and Body Mass Index of Informal Caregivers of Hospitalised Patients in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria","authors":"M. Fasiku, O. Akande, O. A. Bolarinwa, T. Akande","doi":"10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.2","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":23292,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Journal of Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77566528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Melatonin Mitigates Hormonal Toxicity in Cannabis -Treated Female Wistar Rats","authors":"A. Oluwasola, O. Ayoola, Garba Saa'du, M. Adepoju, S. Biliaminu, L. Olayaki","doi":"10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.3","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":23292,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Journal of Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74237328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of the pathological pattern of Knee aches and injuries in Northwestern Nigeria: the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging","authors":"S. Lawal, M. Z. Ibrahim, M. Musa, A. Abubakar, I. Aliyu, A. Adamu","doi":"10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.1","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":23292,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Journal of Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79021124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Molecular detection of Human Rhinovirus Infection among Children with Respiratory infection attending University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria","authors":"M. Odebisi-Omokanye, M. K. Sulaiman, K.O. Maiyaki, D.Y. Diryilmwa","doi":"10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.5","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":23292,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Journal of Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81358391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Review of Indications for Pacemaker insertion in Cardiac Patients","authors":"K. Uwanuruochi, R. A. Shah","doi":"10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/tjhc.v30i2.6","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract.","PeriodicalId":23292,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Journal of Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89180541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Serological prevalence and predictors of Hepatitis B infection among Adult Patients attending Out-Patient Clinic, General Hospital, Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria.","authors":"C. Ademola, A. R. Yusuf, I. Obalowu, A. Mohammed, O. Oyeleke, A. Alabi","doi":"10.4314/tjhc.v30i1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/tjhc.v30i1.4","url":null,"abstract":"Hepatitis B is a viral infection that is ravaging sub-Sahara African countries including Nigeria.  Several studies have been done on hepatitis B infection among different population groups including pregnant women, blood donors and children but very few have reported findings among primary care adult patients. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B infection among the primary care patients and the possible associated risk factors. \u0000It was a hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study done among adults attending out-patient clinic of the General Hospital Ilorin. A sample size of 338 was estimated with the use of EPI-info 7 statistical software and Enzyme-based immunoassay testing was used to screen for hepatitis B virus infection among the study participants. The sero-prevalence of hepatitis B infection among the study population was 14.5%. Identified risk factors associated with hepatitis B infection in this study were family history of hepatitis B infection, blood transfusion and unsupervised home delivery. \u0000In conclusion, the findings in this study have shown that hepatitis B infection was highly endemic among adult primary care patients. Blood transfusion and unsupervised home deliveries were the predictors of hepatitis B infection among these study participants.","PeriodicalId":23292,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Journal of Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79619755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Autoimmune Hepatitis Presenting as Acute Fulminant Hepatitis in a Nigerian Woman","authors":"K. Akande, T. Fakoya, O. Balogun, A. M. Osundina, T. Oke, A. Akere, A. Aje, S. Ola, J. Otegbayo","doi":"10.4314/tjhc.v30i1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/tjhc.v30i1.5","url":null,"abstract":"Autoimmune hepatitis is rare in sub-Saharan Africa except for south Africa. Only 3 cases have been previously reported in Nigeria with a population of 200 million. All the 3 cases had features of liver cirrhosis at presentation. \u0000We report a case of a 49-year-old woman who presented with acute fulminant hepatitis and turned out to be autoimmune hepatitis based on elevated serum gammaglobinaemia, amino transferases, positive anti-nuclear antibody, and absence of other aetiology. Patient had a good response to steroid treatment. \u0000Autoimmune hepatitis occurs in Nigerian patients and can present in a rarer form of acute fulminant hepatitis which seen in about 10% of cases globally.","PeriodicalId":23292,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Journal of Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84552693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Multiregional Survey of Serum Vitamin D Levels among apparently healthy Nigerians – Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypovitaminosis D","authors":"M. Abubakar, S. Idris, O. Quadri, J. Yusuff, S. Biliaminu, S. Mohammad, O. Afolabi, H. Omokanye, N.A Bemu, O. Wuraola, Waliu Oladosu, S. Adamu, N. Iyanda, N.A. Shofoluwe, J. Lawal, W. Omotosho","doi":"10.4314/tjhc.v30i1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/tjhc.v30i1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Globally, Hypovitaminosis D has been reported across age groups, with predisposing factors such as black race, older age, inactivity, diet, lack of vitamin D supplementation, indoor-outdoor lifestyle, winter/ wet season and sociocultural/socioeconomic factors. Vitamin D is an essential fat-soluble vitamin with a significant contribution to human health. The optimal level of serum vitamin D for adults' general health may be between 75 and 100 nmol/L, while there are sparse outcome data to help define a healthy or optimal level in children. In spite of the consideration for a serum vitamin D level below 25nmol/l as the lowest cutoff for vitamin D status, there are pieces of evidence that rickets can occur in infants and young children with a serum vitamin D concentration that is higher than 25nmol/l.  \u0000The study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of hypovitaminosis D among apparently healthy Nigerian hospital workers and patients' caregivers and possibly provide a rationale for clinical supplementation. \u0000It was a descriptive, cross-sectional multicentre study conducted in 198 participants from the three geopolitical zones of the country between January 2019 and March 2019. A multistage sampling method was used to select the geopolitical zones and tertiary hospitals in the country while a simple random sampling method was used to select the participants from each zones. Serum vitamin D level was determined by Calbiotech Inc, kit. \u0000Over 68% of the participants had sufficient serum vitamin D levels while 30.8% had low levels, with the latter constituting the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in this study. Only one participant had a toxic serum level of vitamin D. \u0000This study shows that about a third of the sample population had Hypovitaminosis D. This suggests a need for routine vitamin D estimation and supplementation accordingly among blacks.","PeriodicalId":23292,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Journal of Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75543457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of Health Education on the knowledge, attitude and uptake of Malaria Preventive Practices among Caregivers of Under-Fives in Nigeria : a systematic review","authors":"N. Usman, B. Grace, B. Nwankwo, R. Zubairu, M. Ogunsina","doi":"10.4314/tjhc.v30i1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/tjhc.v30i1.3","url":null,"abstract":"The elimination of malaria by 2030 is one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. However, malaria remains a public health issue causing morbidity and mortality especially among under-fives in sub-Saharan African countries like Nigeria. Suboptimal health knowledge and poor preventive practices for malaria are prevalent in Nigeria. \u0000This study determined the effect of health education on the knowledge, attitude, and uptake of malaria preventive practices among caregivers of under-fives in Nigeria. \u0000The Cochrane Library guidelines and the PRISMA checklist were used to conduct a systematic review. PubMed, ProQuest, CINAHL and Cochrane Library were the electronic databases used to search for literature published between 2000 and 2022. The initial search yielded 475 studies but only eight of them met the inclusion criteria. \u0000At baseline only 3% to 48.4% of the respondents in the experimental group had good knowledge of malaria prevention. This proportion increased after the intervention with findings ranging from 55.8% to 88.7%. The proportion of respondents in the experimental group with good attitude towards malaria prevention increased from 60.5% at baseline to 97.4% after the intervention. Only 16% to 40% of the respondents in the experimental group had good preventive practices against malaria at baseline. After the intervention, the proportion increased (72.6% to 100%). The changes observed in the study (experimental) group were statistically significant i.e., p<0.05. The findings in the control groups were comparable to the study group at baseline however there was no statistically significant increase at the end of the study. \u0000Health education has been found to improve knowledge, attitude towards and preventive practices for malaria. In order to achieve effective control of malaria a comprehensive approach needs to be instituted. ","PeriodicalId":23292,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Journal of Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74238714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}