Yohanna Kambai Avong
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View article: Clients and Health Workers’ Perception of Community Pharmacy Based Anti-retroviral Therapy Model in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria
Clients and Health Workers’ Perception of Community Pharmacy Based Anti-retroviral Therapy Model in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria Open
Background:The quality of healthcare can easily be measured through clients' satisfaction.There is paucity of data with regards to clients' and health workers' satisfaction with a community pharmacy antiretroviral therapy (Co-Pharm) model …
View article: Baseline assessment of Pharmacovigilance activities in four sub-Saharan African countries: a perspective on tuberculosis
Baseline assessment of Pharmacovigilance activities in four sub-Saharan African countries: a perspective on tuberculosis Open
Background: New medicines have become available for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) and are introduced in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by the national TB programs (NTPs) through special access schemes. Pharmacovigilance is…
View article: Prevalence and risk factors for obesity among elderly patients living with HIV/AIDS in a low-resource setting
Prevalence and risk factors for obesity among elderly patients living with HIV/AIDS in a low-resource setting Open
Obesity is associated with detrimental changes in cardiovascular and metabolic parameters, including blood pressure, dyslipidemia, markers of systemic inflammation, and insulin resistance. In the elderly living with the human immunodeficie…
View article: Prevalence of Adverse Drug Reactions to Second Line Anti Tuberculosis Drugs in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study
Prevalence of Adverse Drug Reactions to Second Line Anti Tuberculosis Drugs in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study Open
Introduction: Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is treated with second line antituberculosis drugs. These drugs are notorious for inflicting serious adverse drug reactions (ADRs), which many studies have shown causes a wide range o…
View article: Cohort Profile: The Nigerian HIV Geriatric Cohort Study
Cohort Profile: The Nigerian HIV Geriatric Cohort Study Open
Background: The Nigerian HIV Geriatric Cohort (NHGC) is a longitudinal cohort setup to learn how elderly people living with HIV (EPLHIV) in Nigeria fare, despite not being prioritized by the national treatment program, and to deepen knowle…
View article: Cohort Profile: The Nigerian HIV Geriatric Cohort Study
Cohort Profile: The Nigerian HIV Geriatric Cohort Study Open
Background: An estimated 280,000 adults aged 50 years and above live with HIV in Nigeria, a population set to increase with ART efficacy and expanding coverage. To learn how elderly people living with HIV (EPLHIV) in Nigeria fare, despite …
View article: Prevalence of hypertension among patients aged 50 and older living with human immunodeficiency virus
Prevalence of hypertension among patients aged 50 and older living with human immunodeficiency virus Open
Background: Hypertension is one of the common medical conditions observed among patients aged 50 years and elder living with HIV (EPLWH) and to date no systematic review has estimated its global prevalence. Purpose: To conduct a systematic…
View article: Operation Save the World from Adverse Drug Reactions: findings from a drug safety surveillance programme in Nigeria
Operation Save the World from Adverse Drug Reactions: findings from a drug safety surveillance programme in Nigeria Open
Background: Adverse drug reactions are an important causes of death and account for 5–35% of hospital admissions. Operation Save the World from Adverse Drug Reactions is a drug safety surveillance programme developed in 2005 by the Institu…
View article: Addressing the under-reporting of adverse drug reactions in public health programs controlling HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: A prospective cohort study
Addressing the under-reporting of adverse drug reactions in public health programs controlling HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: A prospective cohort study Open
Participants gained knowledge, which tended to increase the reporting of ADRs. The SPHAR-TI model could be an option for strengthening the continuous reporting of ADRs in public health programs in resource limited settings.
View article: Providing antiretroviral therapy outside the hospital in a low-resource setting: a pilot study
Providing antiretroviral therapy outside the hospital in a low-resource setting: a pilot study Open
Background: For nearly three decades, hospitals have been the only source of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for many people living with HIV. Yet, developing countries with the largest burden of HIV commonly lack the hospitals and health-care…
View article: Integrating community pharmacy into community based anti-retroviral therapy program: A pilot implementation in Abuja, Nigeria
Integrating community pharmacy into community based anti-retroviral therapy program: A pilot implementation in Abuja, Nigeria Open
Excellent prescription refill and high retention in care with very low loss-to-follow-up were associated with the community pharmacy model. The use of community pharmacy for community ART is feasible in Nigeria. We recommend the scale up o…