OBJECTIVE To evaluate the practicability of autologous blood donation and transfusion in the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology in our environment. METHOD A prospective study of 1221 obstetric and gynaecological patients to which autologous blood donation and transfusion was carried out at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri over an 8 year period (January, 1998 to Dec...

OBJECTIVES The objectives of the study were to determine the outcome of twin births at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri, in terms of morbidity and mortality and to recommend possible measures to curtail or reduce some of the preventable complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a 5-year retrospective study, from January 2000 to December 2004, of twin births a...

The study focuses on interrogating emergency relief materials administration and the welfare of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri. Internal displacement has rendered over 2 million people Nigeria homeless, with Maiduguri hosting 1.6 as at May, 2021. These IDPs are camped by governments across nation, while some them went to stay friends or relatives who reside neighboring local g...

Introduction: as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are distributed and administered globally, hesitancy towards vaccine hinders immunisation of a significant number vulnerable populations, such people living with HIV/AIDS. Hence, this study aims to assess COVID-19 among HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) attending clinical-outpatient follow-up at State Specialist Hospital Maiduguri (SSHM), Borno S...

In Nigeria, over 120 million peoples use boreholes as their main source of drinking water and in-view the increasing volume solid waste materials in Maiduguri, it has become exigencies to evaluate quality borehole waters city. The objective this paper is therefore some physicochemical characteristic samples Maiduguri urban areas Borno State, Nigeria using standard methods. Result obtained revea...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease, and accounts for 50% of all deaths in them. Dyslipidaemia does not only accelerate atherosclerosis in these patients but also progresses the renal disease. This study therefore set to investigate the pattern of lipid profile in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease ...

Fetus papyracie in a triplet pregnancy is indeed rare and can pose serious management challenges. These challenges are more pronounced where facilities for monitoring are either inadequate or nonexistent. A 39-year-old, grand multipara multipara was referred to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital at 27 weeks gestation with preterm contractions. Materno fetal monitoring did not reveal ...

Aim: To know the prevalence of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strains among adult apparently healthy rural chickens slaughtered in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Cloacal swabs were examined by Gram staining, biochemical tests such as indole, methyl red, Voges-Proskauer and citrate (IMVC) tests and serotype by standard slide agglutination test with antisera ag...