Background Sexual well-being is essential to the quality of life, and it influences an individual's overall health. The study examined the interplay of emotional and physiological factors in sexual well-being…
Background Substance use, and pattern of consumption varies across population and may, within a particular population, show temporal variations in accordance with changing fads. Understanding the pattern of substance use…
Background Risky behaviours contribute to adolescents’ morbidity and mortality and constitute a leading public health concern. Therefore, this study sets out to determine the prevalence of risky behaviours and the…
Background Common agents for surgical site skin preparation are povidone iodine and alcohol based chlorhexidine /Cetrimide. The effectiveness of one over the other remains debatable. Our objective was to determine…
Background Severe pre-eclampsia-eclampsia is a type of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy associated with increased maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Methods This was a retrospective study. The records of women…
Background: Serum ferritin is the most reliable indication of stored iron in pregnancy, offering a noninvasive way to detect iron deficiency anemia before it occurs. Therefore, this study aimed to…
Background Reports from various countries have consistently demonstrated a correlation between herbicide exposure, arising from agricultural practices, and a decline in semen quality, leading to male infertility. This study was…
Breast ironing, a clandestine practice prevalent in several African countries, represents a covert form of gender-based violence (GBV) with profound implications for the physical, psychological, and social well-being of girls.…
Cutaneous leiomyoma is a rare benign smooth muscle tumor that can be mistaken for other nodular cutaneous lesions. We present the case of a 27-year-old female graduate who developed a…
Background: Ankle fractures are fairly common worldwide but there is scanty literature on the man-agement of these fractures from sub-Saharan Africa. This study provides a broad picture of the prac-tices…
