Associating gender with neighbourhood deprivation in Lagos state, Nigeria.

Ojikutu, Rasheed Kola

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“…1,10 Girls are more often affected and whose ages are usually at or near puberty. Local airway resistance studies have also been done in Benincity 10 , Ibadan, 11 Lagos, 12 Sokoto 13 and Jos, 14 all of which support increase in airway resistance (bronchial asthma) of variable degrees across different regions of Nigeria. This study aims to provide epidemiological information (prevalence, distribution and severity) on bronchial asthma among school-aged children residing in the urban and rural communities in Enugu State.…”

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Epidemiology and severity of bronchial asthma among school-aged children in EnuguState, South-East, Nigeria

Adiele¹,

Onyia²,

Oguonu³

et al. 2023

Nig. J. Paed.

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Background: Bronchial asthma is a common chronic respiratory illness affecting all age groups but mainly children and constitutes a major global health problem. Higher prevalence has been noted in highincome countries with reports of increasing prevalence among the population in low-income countries of Asia and Africa. Objective: To determine the epidemiology of bronchial asthma among school-aged children in rural and urban areas of Enugu State, Nigeria. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study of children aged 8 to 12 years selected by multistage sampling method from primary schools in the urban and rural communities in Enugu state of Nigeria was performed. Information was obtained from consenting parents/caregivers on probable asthma symptoms/signs using modified International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. Result: An overall prevalence of bronchial asthma was 11.3%, with urban and rural areas respective prevalence of 13.1% and 11.2%. More males than females were affected in both communities (urban 13.4% vs 12.8% and rural 11.2% vs. 10.2%) respectively. Daytime wheezes (≤ 3 episodes per week) with school absence were the dominant cause of morbidity. History of atopic diseases was noted in 25.7% urban and 23.4% rural children. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of bronchial asthma among school aged children in our community particularly among the urban population. The need for more enlightenment programs for the public on the high prevalence of bronchial asthma in our locality as comparable with Western countries, some of its symptoms and its potential morbidity especially in our school-aged children. This may necessitate some general intervention like education on environmental modification to minimize trigger factors.

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Epidemiology and severity of bronchial asthma among school-aged children in EnuguState, South-East, Nigeria

Adiele¹,

Onyia²,

Oguonu³

et al. 2023

Nig. J. Paed.

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“…Being the smallest state in terms of land mass in Nigeria which is 3,577 Km 2 and about 22 percent of it occupied by water. It is occupying a frontline position amongst the thirty-six states of the federation (Ojikutu, 2008). According to the World population review in 2016, Lagos state has a population estimated at 21 million makes it the largest city in Africa and one of the most populous in the world (World Population Review, 2016).…”

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Modelling Factors that Predict Differences in Childhood Mortality in Lagos Communities Using Prognostic Logistic and Poisson Regression Models

Akanji,

Kareem,

Akinyemi

et al. 2023

IJSP

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Lagos State is a city with one of the largest concentration of people in the world with heterogenous behaviour and cultural beliefs. There are different prognostic models in the medical sciences, yet their real life application, especially to childhood mortality is limited. There are variations in childhood mortality rate across different communities in Lagos State. Childhood mortality is a subject of interest to World Health Organization (WHO) and one of the major Millennium Development Goals. In 2014, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Public Health, Dr. Yewande Adeshina said that under-5 and infant mortality rates in Lagos state have reduced due to various health interventions being implemented in the State. However, the truth of the matter is that childhood mortality is still high and this is an indication that we still have lots of work to do in this regard. In this paper, prognostic models were used in modelling factors that predict the differences in childhood mortality in Lagos communities. Six models, two each from logistic regression, linear regression and Poisson regression models were used. Primary data were collected from mothers that fall in the age bracket (15-49), who reside in any of the 5 divisions of Lagos State, namely Ikorodu, Badagry, Lagos Mainland/Ikeja, Lagos Island and Epe. Five variables were identified as covariates. The prognostic multi-variable models were employed. The binary logistic regression model with 5 covariates was selected as the best model for the binary response variable, while the Poisson regression model with 4 covariates was selected as the best model for the count response variable. At the end of the research, Ikorodu, Badagry and Epe communities have higher than expected childhood mortality rates. Also, we estimated childhood mortality rate in Lagos State and measured the variations in childhood mortality across Lagos communities. The factors that predict these variations were detected and control measures were recommended to reduce the difference in childhood mortality rate in Lagos State.

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Health Law Documentation to Improve Quality of Care

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2010

SSRN Journal

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Associating gender with neighbourhood deprivation in Lagos state, Nigeria.

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

Epidemiology and severity of bronchial asthma among school-aged children in EnuguState, South-East, Nigeria

Epidemiology and severity of bronchial asthma among school-aged children in EnuguState, South-East, Nigeria

Modelling Factors that Predict Differences in Childhood Mortality in Lagos Communities Using Prognostic Logistic and Poisson Regression Models

Health Law Documentation to Improve Quality of Care

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