Factors Associated with the Utilization of Healthcare Services in Osun State: Implication for Enrolment into Health Insurance Scheme

BackgroundMillions of Nigerians are unable to access healthcare due to the high cost and lack of health insurance, resulting in significant out-of-pocket expenses. The government introduced health insurance to reduce…

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Four Years of Histopathology Services at University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospital Complex: A Retrospective Audit.

Background Health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) struggle with gross inadequacy and poor quality of laboratory services as well as other aspects of health care provision. Thus, the…

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Lung Function Abnormalities and its Associated Factors Among Stroke Survivors in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Southwest Nigeria

Background Stroke is a medical condition with significant influence on daily life activities among its survivors who have residual motor deficit. The motor deficit could affect respiratory muscles and this…

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Hypoxaemia and Associated Factors among Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Steady State in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria

Background Patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) develop complications as a result of repeated crises. Hypoxaemia has been observed in children with SCA in the absence of overt cardiopulmonary illness.…

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