Fatima Bello Jiya, Ango Umar Mohammad, Shu’aibu Jafar Sidi, Muhammad Aminu, Abdullahi Abdulbasit & Hassan Almustapha·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2024
Background: Adolescence is a vulnerable stage of life within which there is rapid growth and development and increased nutrients requirement. However, the period of adolescence has been characterized by poor dietary practices that may lead to health problems such as under nutriti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i5342
Aims: To assess the prevalence, intensity, associated factors and predictors of chronic urogenital schistosomiasis among in-school adolescents in Sokoto. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: Secondary Schools in Sokoto metropolis, Sokoto...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i130429
Aims: To determine the clinical and laboratory profile of children with acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) admitted into Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto, the outcome, and factors associated with in-hospital mortality. Study Design: A...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i430181
Fatima Bello Jiya, Maryam Amodu- Sanni, Nma Muhammed Jiya, Dada Muhammed Aquib, Muhammed Umar, Mohammed Hassan Abba & Fa’iza Mu’azu Abubakar·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Aim: To present the first report of a large congenital melanocytic nevus with satellite nevi in an apparently healthy child from Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria. Presentation of Case: A three year old girl was brought to the paediatric out-patient clinic of Paediatrics department o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i730221