Trends of non-communicable diseases and public health concerns of the people of northeastern Nigeria amidst the Boko Haram insurgency
Background
The ongoing Boko Haram insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has depleted the country’s capability to deliver quality healthcare to her citizenry. The ailing health sector is overwhelmed with a rising incidence and prevalence of infectious and non-communicable diseases.
Aim
The aim of this paper was to determine the trend of kidney disease, end-stage renal disease (ESRD),...
Published at Journal of Public Health (Berlin)
Published in 2019
P.I. Adamu; H.I. Okagbue; I. Akinwumi; C. Idowu
Okagbue Hilary Izuchukwu » Hilary Izuchukwu Okagbue Obtained his B.Tech, M.Sc and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, University of Lagos, Covenant University in 2007, 2010 and 2019 respectively. His research interests include Data Analysis, Mathematical Statistics, Mathematical Cryptography and analysis of patterns in number theory. view full profile