Duru Ugochukwu Stephen

Knowledge, Attitude and Use of Personal Protective Equipment among Medical Laboratory Health Workers in a Tertiary Healthcare Institution in Nigeria

Duru Ugochukwu Stephen, Edekunu Gideon, Duru Chinenye Cynthia & Basit Abdul · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2026

Background: Medical laboratory health workers are exposed to occupational hazards through frequent contact with blood, body fluids, laboratory specimens, and contaminated equipment. Appropriate use of personal protective equipment is an important component of infection prevention...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i71764

Effectiveness of Diuretics Compared with Other Antihypertensive Agents in the Control of Hypertension in Black Adults: A Systematic Review

Edekunu Gideon, Duru Ugochukwu Stephen & Basit Abdul · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2026

Background: Hypertension is highly prevalent among Black adults and contributes substantially to stroke, heart failure, kidney disease, and premature cardiovascular morbidity. Thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics are widely recommended as foundational antihypertensive agents, but...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamps/2026/v28i8877

Effect of Different Anti-Coagulants on the Accuracy of Glycated Haemoglobin Results

Frederick Igila Allison & Duru Ugochukwu Stephen · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Background: Most manufacturers of glycated haemoglobin kits advocate for the use of EDTA bottles for sample collection. Other manufacturers even when using the same glycated haemoglobin assay method, advocate for the use of any of these anticoagulant: EDTA, heparin and fluoride o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i430152