Browsing by Author "Omokhodion, F."

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The Ibadan glaucoma study
(2003) Agbeja-Baiyeroju, A. M.; Bekibele, C. O.; Bamgboye, E. A.; Omokhodion, F.; Oluleye, T. S.
To obtain epidemiological data on the prevalence and risk factors for open angle glaucoma in hospital workers of African origin, and investigate appropriate methods of a rapid, cost-effective screening procedure for glaucoma. A cross-sectional study of workers in the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, using a structured questionnaire for data collection. The variables available for data analysis include workers demographic characteristics, visual acuity, pupil status, intraocular pressure, cup-disc ratio, central visual fields, family history of glaucoma, chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. The data was analysed with EPI-INFO version 6.02 for simple analysis, while the SPSS package was used for multivariate analysis. A total of two thousand, one hundred and nine (2, 109) UCH workers participated in the screening exercise for glaucoma. A high majority of the workers 1794 (85.1 %) were negative to the diagnosis of glaucoma, while the remaining 315 (14.9%) were suspected to have glaucoma out of which 57 (2.7%) were confirmed as definite glaucoma cases. The prevalence of glaucoma among UCH workers was 27 per 1000, 95%, confidence interval = 20 per 1000,35 per 1000. Factors associated with glaucoma were relative afferent pupillary defect, cup-disc ratio greater than 0.7, intraocular pressure, family history of glaucoma and the presence of chronic diseases such as diabetes. The left eye appears to have a higher probability of ocular problems compared with the right eye. The prevalence of glaucoma among hospital workers was 2.7% The cup-disc ratio appears to be a better diagnostic tool for glaucoma since it gives the best positive predictive value (with a cut-off point of 0.7) than all other variables.
Psychiatric morbidity among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria.
(Taylor & Francis, 2023) Bello, O.B.; Bella-Awusah, T.T.; Adebayo, A.M.; John Akinola, J.O; Ndikom, C.M.; Ilori, T.; Cadmus, E.O.; Omokhodion, F.
A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 991 pregnant and 674 non-pregnant women of reproductive age attending healthcare facilities in Ibadan, Nigeria using the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ), and WHO self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ). Logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify predictors of psychiatric morbidity at p<0.05. A significantly higher proportion of pregnant women experienced psychological distress on the GHQ (51.8%) and psychiatric morbidity on SRQ (33.3%) compared with 28.6% and 18.2% of non-pregnant women, respectively. Predictors of psychiatric morbidity among pregnant women were the type of facility, poor satisfaction and communication with partners, the experience of violence in the home, previous abortions, and previous history of depression. Psychiatric morbidity among non-pregnant women was predicted by younger age, previous history of depression, poor satisfaction and communication with partners. There is a need for early identification of psychiatric morbidity among women of reproductive age, to ensure early interventions and prevent long-term disability.
Willingness to Utilize Cervical Cancer Screening Services Among, Antenatal Clinic Attendees in Selected Hospitals in Ibadan, Nigeria
(SciTechnol, 2014) Ndikom, C. M.; Ofi, B. A.; Omokhodion, F.
"Introduction: Women of childbearing age who are sexually active are at risk of Cervical Cancer (CC), since they may have been exposed to Human Papilloma Virus. Majority of the women with invasive cervical cancer were never screened for this disease which is known to be a major cause of cancer deaths among women, especially in developing nations. This study sought to determine willingness to utilize Cervical Cancer Screening Services (CCSS) among Antenatal Clinic (ANC) attendees in Ibadan, Nigeria. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in selected hospitals in Ibadan. Systematic random sampling was used to select 846 women attending ANC in the Hospitals. Data were collected from the respondents using validated structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and hypotheses were tested using Chi-square test at P≤0.05. Results: The women’s mean age was 27.9 ± 5.8 years. Majority, 94.8% were married, 49.1% had secondary school education and 64.2% were traders. Also, majority (68.0%) earned less than 10,000 naira/ month. Awareness of CC was quite low as 84.4% had never heard of cervical cancer while only 15.6% were aware of it. Over 73.6% of the women were willing to utilize CCS services but Uptake of CCS was 2.1%. Perceived hindrances to uptake were non-availability of CCS services, lack of information on CCS and cost of services among others. There was a significant association between awareness and willingness to utilize CCS services (P=0.000) as well as educational level and willingness to undergo screening (P =0.019). There was no significant association between age and willingness to utilize CCS services (P=0.834). Conclusion: There was high level of willingness but utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening Services was low among the women. There is need to provide more information on cervical cancer screening as well as make the services available at reduced cost.