Yusuf Abdu Misau

Assessment of Factors Affecting Utilization of Basic Healthcare Provision Fund Program at PHC Facilities in Itas/Gadau LGA Bauchi State

Khadija Usman Ibrahim, Yusuf Abdu Misau, Mukhtar Muhammad Sa'idu, Muhammad Kabir Adamu et autres

Background: The Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) was established under section 11 of the National Health Act asa catalytic funding to improve access to primary health care. The BHCPF is derived from: (a) an annual grant from the FederalGovernment of Nigeria …

Ghana, Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)

Strengthening Allied Health Sciences in Developing Countries: Perspectives from AbubakarTafawa Balewa University, a Leading University of Technology

Ibrahim Hassan Garba, Yusuf Abdu Misau

Allied Health Sciences are rapidly becoming indispensable to resilient and equitable health systems in the Global South. This opinion piece examines the rise of allied health professions in developing countries and explains how demographic shifts, the expanding burden of non‑communicable diseases, and …

Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)

Prevalence and Implications of Plasmodium Falciparum Multidrug Resistance Gene Mutations (PFMDR1) Among Pediatric Patients with Malaria in Kano, Nigeria

Ummukulsum Mustapha, Ado Shehu, Usman Sunusi Usman, Yusuf Abdu Misau et autres

A genetic indicator of the parasites' vulnerability to anti-malarial medications is the Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance gene 1 (pfmdr1). In this study, malaria patients aged 0–14 who were treated at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, were evaluated for multidrug-resistant resistance …

Nigéria, in (code pays fourni par la source)

Associations between Health Needs, Utilization Factors, and Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Adam Ibrahim Abdullahi, Khadija Abdullahi Kobi, Ummukulsum Mustapha, Attahir Sa’ad Ayuba et autres

Introduction: Catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) poses a significant financial burden on households, particularly in low-resource settings like Bauchi State, Nigeria, where out-of-pocket (OOP) payments dominate healthcare financing. Understanding the interplay between health needs, utilization factors, and CHE is critical for developing targeted …

Associations between Health Needs, Utilization Factors, and Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Adam Ibrahim Abdullahi, Khadija Abdullahi Kobi, Ummukulsum Mustapha, Attahir Sa’ad Ayuba et autres

Introduction: Catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) poses a significant financial burden on households, particularly in low-resource settings like Bauchi State, Nigeria, where out-of-pocket (OOP) payments dominate healthcare financing. Understanding the interplay between health needs, utilization factors, and CHE is critical for developing targeted …

Associations between Health Needs, Utilization Factors, and Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure in Bauchi State

Adam Ibrahim Abdullahi, Khadija Abdullahi Kobi, Ummukulsum Mustapha, Attahir Sa’ad Ayuba et autres

Introduction: Catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) poses a significant financial burden on households, particularly in low-resource settings like Bauchi State, Nigeria, where out-of-pocket (OOP) payments dominate healthcare financing. Understanding the interplay between health needs, utilization factors, and CHE is critical for developing targeted …

Nigéria, in, my (code pays fourni par la source)

Community Acceptance and Willingness to Participate in Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) in Bauchi, Nigeria; A Cross Sectional Study

Yusuf Abdu Misau, Ado Shehu, Attahir Sa’ad Ayuba, Kefas Jude et autres

Background: Verbal and Social Autopsy(VASA) is a meticulously conceptualized framework established by the World Health Organization (WHO) to systematically document and determine the predominant causes of mortality within a given community, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where the majority of deaths …

Nigéria, in (code pays fourni par la source)

Pre-cancerous cervical lesions among women in Bauchi: A cross-sectional study

Muhammad Baffah Aminu, Dauda Eneyamire Suleiman, LamaranDattijo Makama, Yusuf Abdu Misau et autres

Background: Cervical cancer is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality in low Human Development Index (HDI) countries where organized cervical cancer screening is often lacking. There is a paucity of data on the prevalence of cervical precancerous lesions in Bauchi, Nigeria. …

Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)

Risk Factors Associated with Under Five Children Mortality in Northeast Nigeria; A Retrospective Analysis of National Demographic and Health Survey Data.

Yusuf Abdu Misau, Muhammad Faruk Bashir, M. Dabo, A S Adamu et autres

BACKGROUND: Under-five children mortality rate (U5MR) remains a crucial indicator of a nation's child healthcare and socioeconomic development. This study aims to identify and quantify significant maternal, child, family, and environmental risk factors contributing to under-five mortalities in the Northeast geopolitical zone …

Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)

Prevalence of Extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis among Patients Diagnosed with Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Bauchi, Northeastern Nigeria - A Five-Year Review.

Sabiu Abdu Gwalabe, Jacob Amos Dunga, Yusuf Abdu Misau, Ibrahim Mahmood Maigari et autres

BACKGROUND: Extra- pulmonary tuberculosis ( EPTB) contributes to the burden of Tuberculosis (TB) especially in developing countries. Despite this fact, information on the prevalence of EPTB is scarce. The aim of this study is to determine the five-year prevalence of EPTB among …

Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)

Educational Interventions for Antibiotics Misuse and Self-Medication in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [Protocol].

Yusuf Abdu Misau, Dominic M. Mogere, Suleiman Mbaruk, U S Usman et autres

BACKGROUND: Antibiotics misuse and self-medication remains one of the most serious public health challenges globally. Persistent rise in resistant bacterial infections has been attributed to high prevalence of antibiotics misuse and self-medication. Large volume of literature has emerged describing studies that evaluate …

Nigéria, Kenya (code pays fourni par la source)

Effectiveness of Health Education on Prevention of Antibiotic Misuse and Self-Medication Among HIV-Positive Adults in Bauchi State Nigeria

Yusuf Abdu Misau

Misusing antibiotics and self-medications constitute one of the major public health challenges across the globe. Resistance to common antibiotics often necessitates shift towards more expensive and scarcely available higher generations antibiotics. People living with HIV/AIDS are likely to experience multiple health challenges …