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Chronic Kidney Disease in Jigawa State, Nigeria; A silently Emerging Epidemic? Ibrahim, Abdullahi Haruna; Aikawa, Hussaini Muhammad; Ladan, Muhammad Awwal; Sani, Sa’adatu Muhammad; Iliya, Rahmatu Shamsiyyah; Mohammed, Auwalu; Ibrahim, Usman
REAL in Nursing Journal Vol 6, No 2 (2023): REAL in Nursing Journal
Publisher : Universitas Fort De Kock Bukittinggi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32883/rnj.v6i2.2498

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Purpose: The study was conducted to examine the trend of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in as seen at Rasheed Shekoni Teaching Hospital (RSTH), Dutse, a state referral centre for CKD cases in Jigawa state over a six-year period from January 2015 to December 2020. Methods: Retrospective research design was used where all the 621 cases seen in the facility over the study period were retrieved and reviewed. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Research and Ethics Committee of RSTH. Data was analysed using frequency tables, charts and multiple regression analysis. Results: The result revealed the mean age of the cases as 39±1 and 62% were males. While the CKD burden between 2016 (51) and 2016 (47) were relatively lower than the later years, a marked increase in the number of CKD cases was witnessed in the facility in 2017 (147) and the curve plateaued at such high prevalence through 2018 (155) and 2019 (151) until 2020 where a drastic drop (70) was witnessed were only 11.2% of the cases were seen. Conclusion: The findings further revealed having chronic glomerulonephritis, comorbidities of hypertension and chronic glomerulonephritis and, hypertension and diabetes, being 60 years & above and being male (p<0.05) as the predictors of having CKD among the patients seen at the facility. It was concluded that, there is a growing trend in the burden of CKD in the state and there is need for further investigations to determine the factors behind it in order to proffer solution to the problem.
Risk Perception and Adherence to Precautionary Protocols; the Experience at the Height of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Nigeria Ibrahim, Abdullahi Haruna; Ladan, Muhammad Awwal; Fatihu, Aisha; Umar, Abubakar Faruk; Aikawa, Hussaini Muhammad
REAL in Nursing Journal Vol 5, No 2 (2022): REAL in Nursing Journal
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32883/rnj.v5i2.1724

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Aim: The study is aimed at examining COVID-19 personal risk perception and adherence to lockdown precautionary protocol during the peak of COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria.Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was adopted in which 4864 responses were retrieved between April to June 2020 through an online questionnaire to assess risk perception to COVID-19 in Nigeria. Information sought was on personal risk perception, frequency of lockdown protocol violations, general perception regarding COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria, Pearson’s chi square and frequencies were examined from the data with SPSS version 25.Results: 55.3% were between the ages of 26-35 years, 59.2% were males, 61.2% were singles, and 80.9% lived in urban areas. About half, (54.6%) had moderate risk perception, 41.4% had high personal COVID-19 risk perception. Though 40.1% strictly adhered to the lockdown protocols, 71.7% of the respondents had a positive perception regarding the lockdown. Pearson’ chi-square revealed significant relationship between being 26-35 years old, being male, being married, having at least a bachelor’s degree, being Hausa, being a public servant and having a moderate to high COVID-19 risk perception (p>0.05).Conclusion: There was a good level of COVID19 personal risk perception in the majority of the Nigerian populace and although majority had a positive perception regarding lockdown as a precautionary measure to curtail the spread of COVID-19, less than half of the respondents adhered strictly to the lockdown protocols.
Co-Authors Aikawa, Hussaini Muhammad Fatihu, Aisha Ibrahim, Usman Iliya, Rahmatu Shamsiyyah Ladan, Muhammad Awwal Mohammed, Auwalu Sani, Sa’adatu Muhammad Umar, Abubakar Faruk