Browsing by Author "Williams, Felicia E."

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    Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus attending A Secondary Care Hospital in North Central Nigeria
    (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, 2021-04) Aliyu, Fullaila Onozare; Olorunfemi, O.T; Bello, Shakirat Iyabo; Jamiu, M.O.; Abdulazeez, Iyabo Fatimah; Williams, Felicia E.; Abdulbaki, M.
    , Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a public health problem that is associated with adverse outcomes of kidney failure, diseases of the cardiovascular system and untimely death. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients and to determine kidney staging on the basis of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) values. One hundred and twenty (120) patients were recruited for the study (mean age 54.7 ±14.701). This study was a prospective cross sectional study among out-patients with Diabetes mellitus in north central Nigeria. A validated questionnaire was used to capture socio-demographics. Informed consent was obtained from each patient and blood samples were collected in an EDTA vacutainer, after which the blood samples were sent to PATHCARE diagnostic center, to determine the serum creatinine and eGFR levels. Most of the subjects were female (75.0%) while only 25.0% were males. More than one half(67.5%) of the subjects have Stage I, 21.7% have Stage 2, 7.5% were on Stage 3, 1.7% on Stage 4 and 1.7% of the subjects have Stage 5 kidney disease. The prevalence of CKD among the type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients studied was 10.8%. There is a need for studies with larger sample size. Routine eGFR assessment after 3 months in subjects with eGFR less than 60 mL/min/1.7 m2 should be emphazised
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    Viral Hepatitis B Infection among Undergraduate Students Accessing Health Services at Public Tertiary Institution in Kwara South, Nigeria
    (Journal of Basic and Social Pharmacy Research, 2019-11) Bello, Shakirat Iyabo; Williams, Felicia E.; Aliyu, Fullaila O.; Ojieabu, Winifred A.; Adewumi, Misitura A.
    Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been a major public health concern causing above a million deaths worldwide. The disease can be averted by employing relevant screening programs and effectual vaccines. Objectives: This research aimed to assess the occurrence and risk factors for infection of HBV among undergraduate students accessing health services at University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted between 15th February and 4th June, 2019. One hundred and eighty-one students were recruited and tested for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) with the use of Micropoint Diagnostics Kit, Nantong, China. A validated questionnaire was used to capture information on socio-demographics and risk factors for infection of HBV of the consenting volunteers. Ethical approval with number UIL/UHS/TW was obtained. Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used to analyze the data collected for descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The mean age of the students was 19.21± 5.37 years with the majority being females 110 (60.8%). Ten students tested positive for HBV giving an incidence rate of 5.5%. The age of the students showed a significant association with HBV positivity. Use of injectable illicit drugs and sharing of utensils were the behavioural risk factors that correlated with HBV infection. Conclusion: The incidence rate of HBV disease was intermediate and the risk factors identified were age, use of injectable illicit drugs and sharing of utensils. Proper adherence to prevention and control measures coupled with efficient follow-up could decrease the occurrence of the disease.