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Item Prevalence of snoring and symptoms of sleep disordered breathing among primary school pupils in Ilorin, Nigeria(Associations of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2012) Alabi, S.; Abdulkarim, A.A.; Musa, I.O.; Adegboye, O.A.; Aremu, S.K.; Abdur-Rahman, L.O.; Omokanye, H.K.; Katibi O.S.; Bello, O.A.; Anoba S.; Abd’razaq-Folorunsho, M.Background/Aim: Snoring is the production of sound from the upper aero-digestive tract during sleep due to turbulent airflow This study is to determine the prevalence, pattern, night and daytime symptoms of snoring among nursery and primary school pupils in Ilorin, Nigeria due to its public health importance. Materials and methods: This cross sectional survey was carried out among nursery /primary school pupils in Ilorin, Kwara state between April and September, 2010.Ten schools were selected randomly from 100 schools sited within the 3LGAs of Ilorin municipality. Also private and public schools with different parental social economic status were selected. The pupils were selected from nursery 2 to primary 6 in each school using the class registers with the aid of a table of random numbers with 1500 children assessed. The parents/guardians were made to fill the questionnaires and same returned with visitations to the schools twice weekly and reminders sent via phone calls. Data were analyzed using EPIINFO 2002 version 2 software. Results: 1500 questionnaires were given out but 909 were completely filled and returned (response rate of 61%.). There were 598(65.8%) non snorers (NSn) and 311(34.2%) snorers (Sn) at different scales with 153 male snorers to 158 female snorers. The ages of the children ranges from 3 to 16 years (mean ! SD, 8.3 ! 4.8 years. The mean age for the Sn was 8.2 and 8.3 for NSn (range 3–6 years). No statistical difference in age, gender or socio-economic status between Sn and NSn. 598(65.8%) were non snorers (NSn) and 311(34.2%) were snorers (Sn) especially in the age groups 3–6 years, 121(38.9%) and above 6 years of age 101(32.7%) and below 3 years were 89(28%). Conclusion: Snoring is an important health problem among the pupils as a significant percentage snores and most of them are between third and sixth year of life.Item Socioeconomic Challenges of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media Management in State Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria.(Published by Egyptian Society of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences, Egypt., 2014) Afolabi, O.A.; Fadare, J.O.; Omokanye, H.K.; Olatoke, F.; Odi, T.O.; Saka, M.J.; Adaranijo, R.K.Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a serious health care concern worldwide due to its substantial financial and non-financial burden. The aim was to determine the socio-economic challenges of CSOM in developing economy. Methods It is a nine month prospective study of all patients with a diagnosis of CSOM seen at Kogi State Specialist Hospital in north-central Nigeria. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect relevant information from patients/caregiver after an informed consent and ethical clearance obtained from relevant authorities. Information retrieved included socio-demographic data, site and duration of discharge, the financial cost of various stages of treatment and follow up. Result Eighty-two new patients were seen during the study period aged 2–56 years with a mean age was 8.84 years, male:female ratio of 2.2:1. About 84.1% of the patients were from within the town. The average cost of consultation per visit was 150 NGN (US$1.00). The recorded cost of outpatient medical management with basic investigation was about 14,550.00 NGN (US$97) while those requiring rehabilitation was 85,100 NGN (US$567.3). The average cost of medication and ear dressing was 2475.00 ± 82.6 NGN (US$17) and 750 NGN (US$5) respectively. None was operated. Conclusion The socioeconomic cost of CSOM is still very high both financially and non-financially. Children are at the receiving end, there is a need for capacity building to reduce the cost burden and out of pocket expenses through health insurance scheme will go a long way.