Dental caries trend among adolescents in Lagos, South-West Nigeria

Cigarette smoking habits among senior secondary school students in lagos, south west Nigeria

Changes in the prevalence of dental caries in primary school children in Lagos State, Nigeria.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the changes in the prevalence of dental caries in Lagos State over a 3 years period and the role of age, sex, and playing in the changes observed. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three primary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria were randomly selected for the study. Six hundred and thirty-three children age 2-12 years, were examined for caries in 2000 while 513 children were examined...

Echocardiographic patterns in treatment-naïve HIV-positive patients in Lagos, south-west Nigeria

INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular abnormalities are common in HIV-infected patients, although often clinically quiescent. This study sought to identify by echocardiography early abnormalities in treatment-naïve patients. METHODS One hundred patients and 50 controls with no known traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease were recruited for the study. The cases and controls were matched for...

Gene frequencies of ABO and Rh(D) blood group alleles in Lagos, South-West Nigeria

a Department of Zoology, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria b Department of Microbiology, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria c Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom d Centre for Chemicals Management, Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC), Lancaster University, ...

Stroke in South West Nigeria

Background and Purpose—Stroke is a significant economic, social, and medical problem worldwide. This retrospective follow-up study aimed to review the pattern, types, and case fatality of stroke in Nigeria. Methods—Records of all stroke patients admitted into Ogun State University Teaching Hospital (OSUTH), Sagamu, from December 1993 to November 2003 were reviewed. Patients were classified into...