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Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus: awareness, knowledge and disposition to screening among healthcare workers in critical care units of a Nigerian hospital
(West African College of Physicians and West African College of Surgeons, 2011) Fadeyi, A.; Adeboye, M. A. N.; Fowotade, A.; Nwabuisi, C.; Bolaji, B. O.; Oyedepo, O. O.; Adesiyun, O. O.; Olanrewaju, T. O.; Aderibigbe, A.; Salami, A. K.; Desalu, O. O.; Akanbi II, A. A.; Raheem, R. A.; Olalere, A.
BACKGROUND: Awareness level about methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is high in the western world but the status in developing countries is not well defined. OBJECTIVE: To assess MRSA awareness level, knowledge and disposition to screening among critical healthcare givers (HCGs) in Nigeria. METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the level of awareness and knowledge of HCGs in critical care units of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria on MRSA and their willingness to submit to screening. RESULTS: Only 103 (52.0%) of the 198 participants were aware of MRSA but all were favourably disposed to screening for the organism. Awareness was through hospital rounds 65(63.1%) and journals/ textbooks 35(34.0%), and Many, 120 (60.6%) considered MRSA as a threat in the hospital, while only 27 (13.6%) thought otherwise and 51(25.8%) were indifferent. Most HCGs, 124 (87.9%) reported that there were no MRSA control measures in their respective duty post. The age, cadre of work, and number of years in the hospital’s critical care units correlated positively with awareness level. CONCLUSION: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus awareness level among the HCGs in our hospital is just a little above 50.0% with substantial proportion of them not realizing the medical implication of the organism. However, majority are well disposed to MRSA screening. Inadequate publicity is a major contributor to poor knowledge and awareness. There is need for educational intervention and sensitization programs on MRSA and other infection control techniques for HCGs in developing nations especially Nigeria.
Rubella antibody avidity among rubella seropositive women attending a tertiary care facility in Nigeria
(Aras Part Medical International Press, 2015) Suleiman, S. T.; Bakare, R.; Akanbi II, A. A.; Fowotade, A.; Billiaminu, S. A.; Durowade, K. A.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of rubella virus antibodies among women of reproductive age group and assess risk factors of rubella infection. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 285 women aged between 15 and 49 years. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method was used to detect and quantify human immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies with avidity for rubella virus in sera of participants. Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants, along with recent and previous history of fever and rash among others were obtained using a questionnaire. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS version 16. Results: Seroprevalence of rubella IgG among women of reproductive age in Ilorin was 92.3% (95% CI: 89.2%-95.4%). Thus susceptibility rate to rubella infection was 7.7%. Majority (87.1%) of the IgG seropositive participants had high rubella IgG avidity, implying past rubella infection or reinfections. Seroprevalence was significantly higher among participants from lower educational and socio-economic classes compared with other participants (P = .035 and P = .023, respectively). There was a negative correlation between age and rubella specific IgG titer (P = .000). Thus rubella specific IgG titer decreases with increasing age. Conclusion: There is need for vaccination of susceptible women of reproductive age in Ilorin as the rubella susceptibility rate was higher than the 5.0% target set by the World Health Organization (WHO) for prevention of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS).