D. C. Okpokam

Various Iron Deficiency Stages among Male Blood Donors in Donor Bleeding Bay Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

D. C. Okpokam, E. J. Ani, E. E. Osim, O. E. Okpokam & E. A. Usanga · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Aim: Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional disorders in the world, and blood donation may cause iron depletion. This study assessed the incidence and stages of iron deficiency in male subjects donating blood in a bleeding bay in Calabar, Nigeria. Methodology: One...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19396

Hepatitis D Virus in Chronic Liver Disease Patients with Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

D. C. Okpokam, M. Kooffreh-Ada, Z. A. Okhormhe, E. N. Akpabio, J. O. Akpotuzor & V. U. Nna · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aims: It is well known that patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) could be co-infected with hepatitis D virus (HDV), thus worsening and complicating their condition. The prevalence of HBV and HDV co-infection in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital has not been ascertained. Th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14543