North Central Nigeria

Demographic and Histopathological Spectrum of Gastrointestinal Cancers Excluding Hepatobiliary System: A 10-Year Review from Makurdi, North Central Nigeria

Gbaa ZL, Ojo BA, Umobong, Inienger DR, Unande HM, Kawen PT, Gbaa AF & Ukaonu SC · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are a significant global health burden, with rising incidence and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Despite this trend, there is a paucity of region-specific data in many parts of Nigeria, particularly on extra-hepatobiliary GI malignanc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i71264

Surgery as a Career Choice among Rotatory Interns in North Central Nigeria – A Multi-center Study

B. A. Eke, B. A. Ojo, A. Adekwu, I. O. Ochola & D. Gyenger · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: The future specialty of choice of interns determine the composition of medical practitioners  workforce and the factors that underline this choice needs to be explored to help in healthcare planning and policy formulation for an economically  poor country like Nigeria...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/32497

Prevalence of Nocardiosis in Sputum of HIV Positive/AIDS Patients in a Tertiary Health Institution in North Central Nigeria

M. B. Abu-Saeed, A. A. Akanbi II & K. Abu-Saeed · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Aim: This study was designed to determine the prevalence of Nocardia species in the sputum of HIV/AIDS patients attending Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) clinic at a tertiary health institution in the North central part of Nigeria. Study Design: This study was an ana...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/8774