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Obinna Onodugo
Researcher at University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Publications - 41
Citations - 720
Obinna Onodugo is an academic researcher from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 34 publications receiving 605 citations.
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A community-based study of hypertension and cardio-metabolic syndrome in semi-urban and rural communities in Nigeria
TL;DR: The high prevalence of CMS in the semi-urban population especially for the population with hypertension underscores the double burden of disease in developing countries and while infections and infestations are being tackled in countries the non-communicable diseases should not be neglected.
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High Prevalence and Low Awareness of Hypertension in a Market Population in Enugu, Nigeria
TL;DR: The prevalence of hypertension in market workers in this study was 42%, and the majority of them were unaware of their disease.
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Towards prevention of chronic kidney disease in Nigeria: a community-based study in Southeast Nigeria
TL;DR: Routine screening of patients for risk factors for CKD at each contact with the doctor will help to identify early CKD patients who may benefit from preventive measures.
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High population frequencies of APOL1 risk variants are associated with increased prevalence of non-diabetic chronic kidney disease in the Igbo people from south-eastern Nigeria.
Ifeoma Ulasi,Shay Tzur,Walter G. Wasser,Revital Shemer,Etty D. Kruzel,Elena Feigin,Chinwuba K. Ijoma,Obinna Onodugo,J. Okoye,EB Arodiwe,Ngozi A Ifebunandu,Chinwe J Chukwuka,Cajetan C Onyedum,Uchenna Ijoma,Emmanuel Nna,Macaulay A C Onuigbo,Saharon Rosset,Karl Skorecki +17 more
TL;DR: APOL1 risk variants are common in the Igbo population of south-eastern Nigeria, and are also highly associated with non-diabetic CKD in this area, suggesting that APOL1 may explain the increased prevalence of CKd in this region.
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Typhoid fever among febrile Nigerian patients: Prevalence, diagnostic performance of the Widal test and antibiotic multi-drug resistance
TL;DR: The analysis showed that the Widal test performed poorly as a diagnostic test and that the burden created by multi-drug resistance was high, indicating that periodic surveillance of antibiotic susceptibility is critical for optimal typhoid therapy.