Global prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors based on the Life's Essential 8 score: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis

R López-Bueno, R Núñez-Cortés… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Cardiovascular health (CVH) is a critical issue for global health. However, no previous study
has determined the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors based on the American Heart …

[HTML][HTML] Smoking cessation and benefits to cardiovascular health: a review of literature

O Okorare, EO Evbayekha, OK Adabale, E Daniel… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tobacco smoking is a chief cause of preventable deaths worldwide, accounting for various
cancers, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Tobacco smoking accounts for more than …

Registry for Acute Coronary Events in Nigeria (RACE‐Nigeria): Clinical Characterization, Management, and Outcome

S Isezuo, MU Sani, A Talle, A Johnson… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Coronary artery disease was hitherto a rarity in Africa. Acute coronary
syndrome (ACS) accounts for coronary artery disease–related morbidity and mortality …

Alcohol consumption and tobacco exposure among pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria

IA Adeoye - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Background Alcohol consumption and tobacco exposure during pregnancy are hazardous
behaviours which are increasing significantly in low and middle-income countries, including …

Feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of empathic communication skills training to reduce lung cancer stigma in Nigeria: a pilot study

SC Banerjee, C Asuzu, B Mapayi, B Olunloyo… - JNCI …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Effective communication about cancer diagnosis and prognosis in sub-Saharan African
oncology settings is often challenged by the cancer-related shame and stigma patients and …

A systematized review of cognitive load theory in health sciences education and a perspective from cognitive neuroscience

S Ghanbari, F Haghani, M Barekatain… - Journal of Education …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: This is a descriptive survey study of the instrumentation type and is done on the
students and professors of Isfahan and Kashan medical sciences universities in 2019. The …

Management of lung cancer in Africa: Underdiagnosis and poor access to treatment–A close look at Nigeria and West African Sub-region

KE Okonta, PC Echieh, U Abubakar, LA Baiyewu… - Journal of the Pan …, 2021 - ajol.info
Lung cancer is of public health importance and imposes a great deal of socioeconomic and
disease burden on the West African subregion and Nigeria in particular. It is one of the most …

The estimated benefits of increasing cigarette prices through taxation on the burden of disease and economic burden of smoking in Nigeria: A modeling study

A Bardach, A Casarini, F Rodriguez Cairoli, A Adeniran… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, tobacco consumption continues to cause a considerable burden of
preventable diseases. Although the smoking prevalence in Nigeria may be declining over …

A health policy analysis of the implementation of the National Tobacco Control Act in Nigeria

EE Udokanma, I Ogamba, C Ilo - Health Policy and Planning, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as a public health issue of concern in
Nigeria. The massive increase in tobacco use amongst different population groups is a …

Differences in risk indicators associated with electronic cigarette use and tobacco smoking among adolescents and young people in Nigeria

MO Folayan, O Alade, Y Adeyemo… - BMJ Open …, 2022 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Introduction The study determined the proportion of adolescents and young persons (AYP)
in Nigeria who use e-cigarettes and smoke tobacco; and identified factors associated with …