Augustina Nnediuto Okafor

Burden of Tuberculosis Infection in Children and Adolescents Living in Same Household with Sputum Positive Adults in Abuja Using Interferon-γ Release Assays

Adaora Adeline Okechukwu, Orji Akwaeke Okechukwu, Ijeoma Ogechi Chiaha & Augustina Nnediuto Okafor · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2026

Background: Children and adolescents living in the same household with adults who have sputum-positive pulmonary tuberculosis are at increased risk of tuberculosis infection. Early identification of this group is important for timely preventive intervention. Aim: To determine the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i7562

C-Reactive Protein Levels and Hypertension in HIV Infected Children on Highly Anti-retroviral Therapy at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Nigeria

Adaora Adeline Okechukwu, Juliana Olufunke Lawson, Orji Akwaeke Okechukwu & Augustina Nnediuto Okafor · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Aim: To evaluate C-reactive protein levels in stable HIV positive children and adolescents on anti-retroviral therapy overtime in our health facility, and relate the findings to their CD4, viral-load, and blood pressure. Study Design: A cross-sectional hospital-based survey. Plac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i61243