Browsing by Author "Odeigah, L. O."
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Item Dermatology Quality of Life Impairments among Newly Diagnosed HIV/AIDSInfected Patients in the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (Uith), Ilorin, Nigeria(Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2013) Shittu, R. O.; Odeigah, L. O.; Mahmoud, Abdulraheem O.; Sani, M. A.; Bolarinwa, O. A.The study sought to describe the quality-of-life impairments in newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS-infected adult patients with cutaneous lesions. This was a hospital-based, cross-sectional, descriptive study of 160 newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS-infected adult patients attending the HIV/AIDS clinic of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). Systemic random sampling technique was used in recruiting respondents for the study. The Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) was used to gauge the quality-of-life impairments. The study showed high prevalence of cutaneous lesions in HIV/AIDS-infected patients. Majority of the respondents (83.7%) scored more than 10 in DLQI score. This signifies that the skin lesions had large negative effects on their quality of life. The assessment of the impact of dermatoses on patients’ quality of life is important for clinical management. It is pertinent to detect patients at higher risk of experiencing worse quality of life in order to treat them holistically.Item GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CREATIVE BEHAVIOURAL RATINGS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES(Association of Progressive and Alternative Education, 2015) Ipem, N. I.; Odeigah, L. O.; Ringim, Nasiru YahayaThe paper focused on gender differences in creative behavioural ratings and academic achievement of students in Nigerian universities. The study adopted a descriptive survey design.One thousand eight hundred students from six randomly selected universities in south-east geopolitical zone constituted the sample. Behavioural Rating Scale for Students (BRASS) was used for data collection. Results revealed that significant differences exist between creative behavioural ratings of male and female students. Differences also exist in the academic achievements of students who have low and high levels of creative behavioural ratings.Item Predictors of Cost of Follow-up Care among Patients with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Attending a Teaching Hospital, North Central, Nigeria(Journal of Health Science Research, 2018) Bolarinwa, O. A.; Abdulahi, A.; Sanya, E. O.; Kolo, P. M.; Ameen, H. A.; Durowade, K. A.; Uthman, M. M. B.; Ogunmodede, J. A.; Buliaminu, S. A.; Odeigah, L. O.; Akande, T. M.Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, hypertension and diabetes mellitus (type II) remain major causes of cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of hypertension and diabetes remain high in Nigeria while the initial and follow-up management are almost entirely hospital-based. This constitutes huge financial burden not only to the patients, care givers and families, but also to the health system and the government. Information on basic cost of care of hypertension and diabetes and of those having both diseases as co-morbidities is still scanty in Nigeria. There is need to study the factors that strongly determine cost of follow-up care among this group of patients. Methodology: This study is a hospital-based cross-sectional study of 1,203 hypertensive and diabetic patients attending general and medical outpatient clinics of a teaching hospital in Nigeria. Results: The patients spend N6,401 ($32.16) on the average whenever they attend follow-up clinic. Close to three quarter(71.3%) of the patients spent more than 30 minutes to access follow-up clinic while similar proportion (74.3%) spent more than an hour waiting to be seen at the clinics. Major predictors of cost of follow-up care among hypertensive and Diabetics were; Drug, transportation and laboratory costs. Other predictors were; Male gender, long waiting time, accompanies persons; and co-morbidity of hypertension and diabetes. Conclusion: This study recommended that strategies that will reduce the cost of drugs, laboratory tests, and reducing waiting time will reduce the cost of managing hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria.