Disclosure of HIV status to infected children in a Nigerian HIV Care Programme

BJ Brown, RE Oladokun, K Osinusi, S Ochigbo… - AIDS care, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
With increasing survival of HIV-infected children, parents face the challenges of disclosure to
the children. The aim of this study was to assess the rate of HIV disclosure to children in …

Prevalence and clinical pattern of paediatric HIV infection at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria: a prospective cross-sectional study

BO Ogunbosi, RE Oladokun, BJ Brown… - Italian Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background The prevalence of Paediatric HIV infection is largely unknown in many
countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence …

Tuberculosis, before and after antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected children in Nigeria: what are the risk factors?

EA Anigilaje, SA Aderibigbe, AO Adeoti, NO Nweke - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In Nigeria, there is a dearth of pediatric data on the risk factors associated with
tuberculosis (TB), before and after antiretroviral therapy (ART). Methodology A retrospective …

Clinical correlate of tuberculosis in HIV co-infected children at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Nigeria

AA Okechukwu, OI Okechukwu - Nigerian journal of clinical practice, 2011 - ajol.info
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) co-infection with HIV is becoming a global emergency
especially in the sub-Saharan Africa. Its diagnosis is notoriously challenging in countries …

The impact of a HIV prevention of mother to child transmission program in a nigerian early infant diagnosis centre

IK Chukwuemeka, MI Fatima, ZK Ovavi… - Nigerian Medical …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can transmit the
virus to their babies in utero, intrapartum or postpartum through breastfeeding. Maternal to …

HIV and tuberculosis co-infection in a highly HIV-infected population of rivers state, Nigeria

IO Okonko, A Anyanwu, A U. Osadebe… - … of Immunoassay and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) are considered as
key players in the global health scene. This study sought to determine the prevalence of TB …

HIV/TB Co-infection in Nigerian children

E Ugochukwu - Nigerian Medical Journal, 2010 - ajol.info
Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. The burden of
childhood disease is not as well documented as that of adult disease, partly because of the …

Clinical and immunological profile of pediatric HIV infection in Ibadan, Nigeria

BJ Brown, RE Oladokun, GN Odaibo… - Journal of the …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
In spite of the increasing number of children living with HIV in Nigeria, published data on
their clinical profile are few. We describe the clinical profile at presentation of HIV-infected …

Blood transfusion–associated HIV infection in children in Ibadan, Nigeria

BJ Brown, RE Oladokun… - Journal of the …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: This study describes the epidemiologic features and clinical course of children
with blood transfusion-associated HIV infection (TAHI) in Ibadan, Nigeria. Methodology: All …

[PDF][PDF] Serum lipid profiling in highly active antiretroviral therapy-naive HIV positive patients in Ghana: Any potential risk

C Obirikorang, FA Yeboah, L Quaye - Webmed Cent Infec Dis, 2010 - academia.edu
Background In recent years serum lipid profile alterations have been described from an
early stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and more importantly in the …