Chika Onyinyechi Duru

Effect of Haematocrit on Left Ventricular Dimensions and Systolic Function in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia: A Comparative Study

Chika Onyinyechi Duru, Timipah Peregba West, Josephat M. Chinawa, Olukemi O. Ige & Fidelia Bode-Thomas · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2021

This was a comparative cross-sectional study where the left ventricular dimensions and functional parameters of 41 children (aged 1 to 18 years) with sickle cell anaemia were compared with those of 52 age-and-sex matched HbAA controls using transthoracic echocardiography. Majorit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ca/2021/v10i230167

Healthcare Costs and Catastrophic Health Expenditure among Children with and without Sickle Cell Anaemia in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State Nigeria: A Cross Sectional Study

Chiemerie Adaeze Onyeka, Chika Onyinyechi Duru, Yemisi Mary Anebi & Innocent Ocheyana George · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2026

Background and Aims: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is one of the commonest genetic and chronic diseases in Nigeria. The chronicity of this disease, hospitalisations and interventions, incurs a high financial cost on families when out-of-pocket expenditure is made for healthcare. The...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i51743

Household Food Insecurity and Nutritional Status of Children Aged 6-59 Months: A Cross-Sectional Study in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Blessing Ukamaka Ezeh, Chika Onyinyechi Duru & Alice Romokek Nte · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2025

Household Food Insecurity, a global public health problem linked to nutrition, should be addressed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 2 by 2030. Aims: To determine the prevalence of Household Food Insecurity, assess the nutritional status (stunting, underweight, wasting,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2025/v46i101690