Background: Drug use among students is a public health problem and the academic consequences cannot be overemphasized. Objectives: This study aimed to determine prevalence pattern of drug undergraduates in Maiduguri identify predictors. Methods: cross-sectional was conducted tertiary institutions Metropolis, Nigeria. Data were collected using WHO Student Use questionnaire. The data with survey ...

The Nigerian Universities rely on weak and unreliable fossil-based electric grids with diesel engine generators (DEG) as a backup. However, there is potential to light up the campuses using power systems derived from primary renewable (RPS) like wind turbine (WT) solar photovoltaic (PV), that can be or off-grid improve energy mix duration reliably. This study presents comparative analysis of op...

Aims: The study was carried out to determine whether there is any possible association between ABH secretor status, ABO blood group and diabetes mellitus. Study design: Prospective study: Experimental and Structured Questionnaires Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in endocrinology clinic of University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria, bet...

BACKGROUND Bilateral pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction is rare and causes high morbidity and mortality. Recent advances have led to its diagnosis and management in the perinatal period. However, open surgery is still the mainstay of treatment in less endowed nations where late presentation is the norm. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients with PUJ obstruction diagnosed and managed at th...

BACKGROUND Burns is a global problem and has its toll especially in a developing region like ours where poverty and ignorance are still rife. Previous studies in the sub-region have lumped children and adults together. We retrospectively studied the factors that lead to burns in children and the peculiarities in managing them. METHODS All case notes of burns injury in children managed at the ...

Background. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is the most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in the elderly male. Aim. To evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and outcome of open prostatectomy in a Nigerian teaching hospital. Material and Methods. Two hundred and fifty-three men with lower urinary tract obstruction clinically due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) underwent open prost...

BACKGROUND Meconium peritonitis is a rare disease with a fatal outcome. In Nigeria and Africa, there are only the occasional case reports on the subject matter. METHODS This is a 10-year retrospective study of all patients with meconium peritonitis treated at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos State, Obafemi Awo...