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Background: Traditionally, majority of the family planning services and campaigns focus on women without much consideration given to their male partners. In our society, there is bias, myth and misconception about vasectomy, this has resulted in a significant reduction in the willingness of men to seek vasectomy as a means of family planning. This study aims to identify the level of awareness and acceptance of male sterilization among men in Ogbomoso, south west Nigeria. Methods:This study was a cross sectional survey carried out among men in Ogbomoso, participation was voluntary and three hundred men had the questionnaires complete and suitable for analysis.Result: This study revealed a high level of awareness of family planning methods among men in Ogbomoso. However, less than half of these men agreed that men should be involved in family planning despite a higher number of the respondents being aware of vasectomy as a means of contraception. The common reasons for not accepting of vasectomy varied from preference for other methods of contraception, cultural taboos, religious sentiments, similarity to castration , fear for surgery and surgical complications. Conclusion:Renewed effort has to be made which will be aimed at improving the level of information about vasectomy in the public domain especially by the media and health care workers. This effort should also be targeted at religious organizations, clerics and traditional institutions this is because most of these misconceptions have deep rooted religious and cultural sentiments. This can also be achieved by ensuring synergy between government, non governmental organizations,advocacy groups,traditional and religious rulers. Resume Objectif: Traditionnellement, la majorité des services et des campagnes de planification familiale sont axés sur les femmes, sans considération pour leurs partenaires masculins. Dans notre société, il y a des préjugés, des mythes et des idées fausses à propos de la vasectomie, ce qui a entraîné une réduction significative de la volonté des hommes à rechercher la vasectomie comme moyen de planification familiale. Cette étude vise à identifier le niveau de sensibilisation et d'acceptation de la stérilisation masculine chez les hommes à Ogbomoso, au sud-ouest du Nigeria. Keywords Méthodes:Cette étude était une enquête transversale réalisée chez des hommes à Ogbomoso, la participation était volontaire et trois cent hommes avaient rempli les questionnaires et pouvaient être analysés.Résultat: Cette étude a révélé un haut niveau de sensibilisation aux méthodes de planification familiale chez les hommes à Ogbomoso. Cependant, moins de la moitié de ces hommes étaient d'accord pour dire que les hommes devraient être impliqués dans la planification familiale, même si un plus grand nombre de répondants étaient conscients de la vasectomie comme moyen de contraception. Les raisons communes pour ne pas accepter la vasectomie variaient de la préférence pour d'autres méthodes de contraception, les tabous culturels, les sentiments religie...

Self-reported symptoms of uninvestigated dypepsia among University staff in Ilorin, Nigeria 1 1 1 2 1 *Ogunmodede JA. , Bojuwoye MO. , Olokoba AB. , Bolarinwa OA. , Kolo PM. AbstractObjectives: Dyspepsia is a common gastrointestinal (GI) symptom which impacts negatively on quality of life, workplace efficiency and overall productivity. Many studies on dyspepsia in our environment are hospital based, but being a complaint frequently treated first by self-medication before presentation to the hospital, such studies may underestimate its prevalence. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of the dyspepsia and its associated factors among administrative staff of the College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Pretested structured, close-ended, interviewer-administered questionnaires were administered to 53 administrative staff selected across the different units by stratified random sampling. The questionnaire obtained information about subject's experiences of dyspeptic symptoms and presence of associated factors such as family history, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), tobacco and alcohol use, and presence of diabetes mellitus (DM). Results:The prevalence of uninvestigated dyspepsia among the respondents was 37.5%. Age was significantly predictive of the occurrence of dyspepsia among the subjects Odds Ratio-1.46, 95% Confidence Interval (1.042-2.045) P=0.03. Use of NSAIDS, presence of DM, family history and tobacco use were not predictive of occurrence of dyspepsia. Conclusion:The prevalence of dyspepsia is high among respondents in the study.

Objectives: Heart failure (HF) is an important cause of hospital admission in Nigeria. HF is increasingly prevalent because the population is aging and HF epidemiology is changing. We aimed at profiling the socio-demographic, clinical and echocardiographic (Echo)  characteristics of patients admitted for acute HF. This is one of the largest cohorts of HF patients profiled in Nigeria so far. Methods: Cross sectional design. Socio-demographic, clinical and Echo data were collected from 455 patients admitted for AHF at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, North central, Nigeria. Results: Mean age of patients was 58.9± 15.7years, (men were older than women, P= 0.006). 265(58.2%) were males, most patients were aged >60 years, 4.8% had pre-existing Type2 Diabetes mellitus. 53.2% of patients presented in New York Heart Association Stages III and IV. Median duration of admission was 11days (IQR, 6-17), intrahospital mortality- 11.6%. Hypertension was the commonest aetiological factor (62.4%), followed by dilated cardiomyopathy 17.6%, rheumatic heart disease (6.6%), Peripartum cardiomyopathy (5.3%), and others. Conclusion: AHF patients in our study are older than those in previous studies in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. Hypertension is main driver of AHF, and patients largely present with clinically advanced disease necessitating stronger public health education about risk factors and early presentation.