Pattern of non-communicable diseases seen in a tertiary hospital in Keffi, North Central Nigeria

Njoku, Paschal; Enomina, Marcelina; Obehighe, Emmanuel E.; Mbah, Ikechukwu; Okoro, Emeka Emmanuel; Essen, Mfon; Asalu, Adebayo Folurunsho; Kana, Usman Ahmed

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“…More females than males were hospitalized for CVDs within the study period. Similar observation was reported by Adedapo 15 , Oguanobi et al 40 , Njoku et al 14 , Nwafor et al 29 and Nkoke et al 16 in Ibadan, Enugu, Keffi, Portharcourt and Southwest Cameroun respectively but contradicts those of some other researchers from within Nigeria 26,28 . This could be because the present study spanned over 10 years with more participants than the other studies which were for a period of 2-3 years with fewer study populations.…”

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“…Cardiovascular disease admissions accounted for 31.03% of all medical admissions within the study period and this is comparable to the 31.6% CVD admissions in a more recent study in Portharcourt 29 , Nigeria but higher than the 15%, 18.8% and 20.1% reported respectively in Nnewi 26 , Enugu 12 and Umuahia 18 (all in the Southeast Nigeria), 17.4% in Abeokuta 30 , Southwest Nigeria, 19.9% in Uyo 31 , Southsouth Nigeria and 14.1% -24.2% in Northern Nigeria 32 . However, in Keffi 14 , Northcentral Nigeria, CVDs accounted for a higher proportion of medical admissions at 37.7 %. Reason for these disparities in the reports of these local Nigerian studies is not obvious but may be due to differences in the detection and control of the modifiable cardiovascular risk factors.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…In South Africa, CVD is the second leading cause of death following HIV/AIDS, accounting for about 40% of deaths in adults 11 while in recent hospital based studies in Nigeria, CVDs accounted for 20.46% and 32.1% of medical admissions in Enugu 12 , Southeast and Ekiti 13 , Southwest, Nigeria respectively. In a hospital based study in Keffi 14 , Northcentral Nigeria, CVDs were the predominant NCDs causing hospitalization followed by diabetes mellitus (DM) related complications at 37.7% and 23.7% respectively. In another hospital based study in South-western Nigeria 15 , CVDs accounted for 37.0% of all medical admissions with an overall mortality of 17% while in a hospital based study in Southwest Cameroun 16 , CVDs accounted for 15.9% of medical admissions with 15.8% in-hospital case fatality.…”

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“…Several Nigerian hospital based studies on CVDs are documented 13,14,18,[26][27][28] , In Abia state, Southeast Nigeria, published literature on the changing patterns of CVD burden is scanty. This study, therefore, is aimed at bridging this gap in knowledge by determining the admission patterns and treatment outcome of CVDs in the medical wards of the only teaching hospital in the commercial city of Aba, Southeast, Nigeria.…”

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Emerging Trends in the Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Southeast Region of Nigeria

Nkpozi

Adukwu

Ezeude

et al. 2020

J. Drug Delivery Ther.

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Background and Objective: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are leading causes of non-communicable diseases and are increasingly becoming the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. Published literature on the changing patterns and outcome of CVD admissions in the southeast region of Nigeria is scanty. This study, therefore, set out to bridge this gap in knowledge. Subjects and Methods: This was a 10-year retrospective descriptive study in which data about patients admitted on account of the CVDs to the medical wards of Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba from May 1, 2007 to April 30, 2017 were extracted from the Admission/Discharge registers in the medical wards. Relevant data obtained were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0 software. Results: A total of 2044 patients were admitted because of CVDs, made up of 927 (45.4%) males and 1117 (54.6%) females. Cerebrovascular disease (stroke), heart failure (HF) and uncontrolled systemic hypertension (SHTN) were the major cardiovascular indications for hospitalization at 44.08%, 38.85% and 15.31% respectively. With an overall CVD mortality of 24.9% of the medical admissions, the commonest cause of CVD deaths was stroke. Majority of the CVD deaths (70.9%) occurred within the first 7 days of hospitalization Conclusion: Contribution of cardiovascular diseases to medical admissions is considerable in Aba, Southeast Nigeria. In-patient mortality of the CVDs is high especially from stroke. It is recommended that every effort should be made to control the modifiable risk factors of CVDs while early detection and treatment of CVDs be effected. Keywords: Aba, cardiovascular diseases, medical wards, non-communicable diseases, Southeast, Nigeria

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confidence: 87%

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Emerging Trends in the Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Southeast Region of Nigeria

Nkpozi

Adukwu

Ezeude

et al. 2020

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“…The impact of the introduction of the EMRs has not been well studied. Most of the published literature have been perspective papers and reviews [4][5][6], case studies describing the practical experiences of hospitals setting up EMRs [7][8][9][10], primary studies exploring the barriers hindering their adoption [1,[11][12][13][14][15] and studies leveraging EMRs for research [16][17][18][19]. Several primary studies have however assessed the impact of EMRs on patient-relevant outcomes [8,[20][21][22][23][24][25], but no reviews have synthesized the evidence from them.…”

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Impact of electronic medical records on healthcare delivery in Nigeria: A Review

Olukorode,

Adedeji,

Adetokun

et al. 2023

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Electronic medical records (EMRs) have great potential to improve healthcare processes and outcomes. They are increasingly available in Nigeria, as in many developing countries. The impact of their introduction has not been well studied. We sought to synthesize the evidence from primary studies of the effect of EMRs on data quality, patient-relevant outcomes and patient satisfaction. We identified and examined five original research articles published up to May 2023 in the following medical literature databases: PUBMED/Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, African Journals Online and Google Scholar. Four studies examined the influence of the introduction of or improvements in the EMR on data collection and documentation. The pooled percentage difference in data quality after introducing or improving the EMR was 142% (95% CI: 82% to 203%,p-value < 0.001). There was limited heterogeneity in the estimates (I2= 0%,p-heterogeneity = 0.93) and no evidence suggestive of publication bias. The 5thstudy assessed patient satisfaction with pharmacy services following the introduction of the EMR but neither had a comparison group nor assessed patient satisfaction before EMR was introduced. We conclude that the introduction of EMR in Nigerian healthcare facilities meaningfully increased the quality of the data.Author SummaryElectronic medical records, or EMRs, offer the potential to improve healthcare in many developing nations, including Nigeria. The actual impact of these digital records hasn’t gotten enough attention, despite their growing availability. Our goal in doing this review was to compile and evaluate primary study data on the effects of EMRs on patient satisfaction, patient-related outcomes, and data quality in Nigeria. After searching through medical literature databases, we found five original research publications up to May 2023 that were suitable for our study. The impact of EMR implementation or upgrades on data collection and documentation was examined in four of these studies, while patient satisfaction with pharmacy services following EMR adoption was evaluated in the fifth study. Although the included studies did not quantitatively assess the impact of EMR adoption on patient satisfaction, we were able to conclude from the studies that the introduction of EMR in Nigerian healthcare facilities meaningfully increased the quality of the data

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Potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium levels of commonly consumed foods and estimates of dietary intakes of selected Nigerian adults

Shokunbi

Adepoju

Ramaite

et al. 2023

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Pattern of non-communicable diseases seen in a tertiary hospital in Keffi, North Central Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

References 22 publications

Emerging Trends in the Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Southeast Region of Nigeria

Emerging Trends in the Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Southeast Region of Nigeria

Impact of electronic medical records on healthcare delivery in Nigeria: A Review

Potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium levels of commonly consumed foods and estimates of dietary intakes of selected Nigerian adults

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