Outcomes of COVID-19 patients with comorbidities in southwest Nigeria

A Osibogun, M Balogun, A Abayomi, J Idris, Y Kuyinu… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Data on the comorbidities that result in negative outcomes for people with
COVID-19 are currently scarce for African populations. This study identifies comorbidities …

Health system factors that influence diagnostic and treatment intervals in women with breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

G Gbenonsi, M Boucham, Z Belrhiti, C Nejjari… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Breast cancer patients in sub-Saharan Africa experience long time intervals
between their first presentation to a health care facility and the start of cancer treatment. The …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of delayed presentation and advanced-stage diagnosis of breast cancer in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

O Agodirin, I Aremu, G Rahman, S Olatoke… - Asian Pacific journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: Electronic searches in PubMed, AJOL, Google, ResearchGate, ScienceDirect, and
PubMed Central found eligible articles between 2000 and 2020. The meta-analytical …

Prevalence of themes linked to delayed presentation of breast cancer in Africa: a meta-analysis of patient-reported studies

OS Agodirin, I Aremu, GA Rahman, SA Olatoke… - JCO global …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The prevalence of themes linked to delay in presentation of breast cancer (BC)
and their underlying factors vary considerably throughout Africa. Regional differences and …

Demographic pattern, tumor size and stage of breast cancer in Africa: a meta-analysis

A Olayide, A Isiaka, R Ganiyu, O Samuel… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2021 - waocp.com
Purpose: Understanding the epidemiology of breast cancer (BC) in Africa, as well as
regional variation is essential for planning future intervention. Our objective was to describe …

Presentation intervals and the impact of delay on breast cancer progression in a black African population

O Agodirin, S Olatoke, G Rahman, J Olaogun… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background The help-seeking interval and primary-care interval are points of delays in
breast cancer presentation. To inform future intervention targeting early diagnosis of breast …

Breast cancer screening: can the iBreastExam bridge the gap?

JG Olaogun, OS Agodirin - The Lancet Global Health, 2022 - thelancet.com
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and leading cause of cancer-related deaths in
women worldwide. 1 In high-income countries with robust health-care systems and …

Impact of primary care delay on progression of breast cancer in a black african population: a multicentered survey

O Agodirin, S Olatoke, G Rahman… - Journal of cancer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Reports are scanty on the impact of long primary care interval in breast cancer.
Exploratory reports in Nigeria and other low‐middle‐income countries suggest detrimental …

Unique clusters of patterns of breast cancer survivorship

HI Okagbue, PE Oguntunde, PI Adamu… - Health and …, 2022 - Springer
This research focused on analyzing and classifying the survival of some breast cancer in-
patients in Kwara State, Nigeria. The relationships between some variables that were …

[PDF][PDF] Factors associated with late presentation for Lassa fever treatment among symptomatic cases in Ondo State, Nigeria

AF Ipadeola, GI Olasehinde, OO Akinnola… - Pan African Medical …, 2023 - ajol.info
Introduction: this study assesses the sociodemographic factors associated with late
presentation among suspected Lassa fever (LF) cases in Ondo State, Nigeria. Late …