Josephine Enekole Aitafo

Prevalence and Pattern of Neurological Disorders amongst Children Attending the Neurology Clinic of a Private Paediatric Hospital in Southern Nigeria

Boma Awoala West & Josephine Enekole Aitafo · Archives of Current Research International · 2025

Aim: Neurologic disorders are a common cause of morbidity and disability in children worldwide. There is a dearth of knowledge of neurologic disorders in private health facilities thus this study was done to determine the prevalence and pattern of these disorders.  Study Design:...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2025/v25i11038

Prevalence, Pattern of Disease and Outcome of Children with Sickle Cell Disease Admitted in a Private Health Facility in Southern Nigeria

Boma Awoala West & Josephine Enekole Aitafo · Asian Journal of Pediatric Research · 2023

Introduction: Sickle cell disease, an autosomal recessive genetic disorder is characterized by chronic haemolytic anaemia often leading to life-threatening events triggered by acute sickling of red blood cells and microvascular occlusion resulting in frequent admissions. Aim: To...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i1230

Prevalence, Associated Factors and Outcome of Newborns with Anaemia as Seen in Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Boma Awoala West, Adaku Arthur, Josephine Enekole Aitafo & Hannah Omunakwe · Archives of Current Research International · 2021

Aim: There is paucity of literature on the prevalence of neonatal anaemia globally thus aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence, determine the associations and the clinical outcome of neonates with anaemia. Study Design: This was a descriptive prospective cross-sectional...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2021/v21i430241