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Golden Owhonda

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Knowledge, Infection Prevention Practice, and the Stigma of Monkey Pox Disease among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Rivers State: A Cross-Sectional Study

Golden Owhonda, Ihuoma Aaron Wali, Chidinma Eze-Emiri, Ndubuisi Akpuh, Hastings Onu, Victor Abiikor, Ifeoma Nwadiuto, Adebola Olayinka, Mie Okamura, Kumshida Yakubu Balami, Olufunmilola Kolude, Bosede Ezekwe, Chinenye Okafor, Victor Oris-Onyiri & Walter Kazadi Mulombo · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Background: Monkey pox (Mpox) is a zoonotic viral illness that is endemic to Africa. In contrast to earlier years, the current Mpox outbreak has had an unusually rapid worldwide spread in terms of the number of cases, and most of these cases were among Men who have Sex with Men (...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i6820

Monkeypox Disease with Predominant Genital Symptoms: A Nigerian Case Report

Golden Owhonda, Ihuoma Aaron Wali, Ifeoma Nwadiuto, Victor Abikor, Livingstone Solomon, Anwuri Luke, Hastings Onu, Victor Onyiri & Ndubuisi Akpuh · Archives of Current Research International · 2023

Mpox presents typically with macular papular body rashes with similar-looking sores in genital or oral areas. It may be missed, or wrongly managed as sexually transmitted infections (STI), especially in settings where symptom-based treatment practices are sufficient for care. We...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2023/v23i2557

Demographic and Public Health Characteristics of COVID-19 Mortality Cases in Rivers State, Nigeria –A Retrospective Cohort Study

Golden Owhonda, Foster Patrick, Chidinma Eze-Emiri, Ezinne Igwe, Godswill Arugu, Ihuoma Des-Wosu, Victor Oris-Onyiri, Bright Ogbonda, Victor Abiikor, Justice Ohaka & Ifeoma Nwadiuto · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2023

Introduction: COVID-19 has accounted for approximately six million deaths globally. Several risk factors have been identified. However, the population profile varies in different population groups. The study's aim is to describe the population profile of COVID-19 mortality in Riv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2023/v12i3248

The Effect of Educational Intervention on Rational Prescribing in Public Health Facilities in Selected Local Government Areas of Rivers State: An Interventional Study

Golden Owhonda & Felix Emeka Anyiam · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Background: Despite progress made so far in identifying intervention models to improve drug use, irrational use of drugs has remained a serious global health problem. The study intends to determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention on rational prescribing among pre...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030384

An Analysis of COVID-19 Statistics in Rivers State, Nigeria: A Study of Demographic Patterns, Geographic Distribution, and Prevalent Symptoms from April 2020 to March 2021

Modupeoluwa Omotunde Soroye, Ifeoma Nwadiuto, Golden Owhonda, Tonye Livingstone, Soter Ameh, Best Ordinioha & Patricia Adetokunbo Akeredolu · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2024

Introduction: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an acute infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus which is characterized mainly by fever and cough and is capable of progressing to severe symptoms and in some cases death. Aims: To analyze COVID-19 statistics in Rivers Sta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i4341

Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 Tests and Positive Results on Clinical Students Screened during the Second wave of COVID-19 Pandemic in Rivers State, Nigeria

Christie N. Mato, Rex Friday Ogoronte A. Ijah, Nkem M. Onodingene, Friday E. Aaron, Golden Owhonda & Michael I. Ogamba · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2022

Background: Destabilization of all educational activities, mixed impact on academic research and professional development, severe effect on the educational assessment system, and reduced employment opportunities, were some of the impacts recorded in the educational sector followi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i530591