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The Patients Welfare Committee’s role in the care of the sick: A Sokoto case study. In: Khalid, S., Abubakar, M., Dankani, I. M., Baba, Y. T., Sani, I. (Eds) Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria: Issues and Challenges

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Bello, A. & Kanmodi, K. K.

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Pain relief-seeking behaviours among literate Nigerians: Any need for public pain education? In: Khalid, S., Abubakar, M., Dankani, I. M., Baba, Y. T., Sani, I. (Eds) Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria: Issues and Challenges

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Badru, A. I., Kanmodi, K. K. & Bello, A.

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One snake or two? Exploring medical symbols among medical students

Background: Symbols play a very crucial role in the culture of a society, and the medical society is not an exception to this. In the world of Orthodox medicine, the Rod of Asclepius is regarded as the true symbol of medicine. However, there exists to be an issue of interchange of the correct medical symbol with another similar symbol (i.e. the Caduceus). This study aims to explore medical students’ knowledge and opinion on the appropriate symbol of medicine. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey of 84 medical students at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDU), North-West Nigeria. Study tool was

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Kanmodi, K. K., Adebayo, O., Adesina, M. A., Fagbule, O. F. & Emerenimi, F.

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Opinions of Nigerian religious leaders and seminarians on what causes cancer: A short report

Many cancer patients in Nigeria present very late at hospitals for treatment. Studies have shown that the delay is due to the belief that their cancer disease is of a spiritual cause. This study aims to explore the opinions of religious leaders and seminarians in Ibadan City, Oyo State, Nigeria, on the top five aetiology/risk factors of cancer. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among 302 religious leaders and seminarians in Ibadan. Study tool was an anonymous questionnaire. Data collected was analysed using SPSS version 16 software. Results: The top five cancer aetiology/risk factors, as indicated by the respondents, were

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Badru, A. I., Kanmodi, K. K., Ogundipe, P. A., Owadokun, A. M. & Adesina, M. A.

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Factors influencing the choice of graduating medics in pursuing a medical career with the Nigeria defence forces: A survey

Objectives: To explore the interest of graduating medical students in the Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDU), Sokoto, Nigeria, on taking up medical jobs in the Nigeria defence sector. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional questionnaire survey of 63 graduating medical students of UDU, Sokoto, Nigeria. Collected data was analyzed using the SPSS version 16 software. Results: The mean (±SD) age of the 63 respondents was 24.87 (±2.17) years, and the majority (73.0%) of them were males. Only 26 (41.3%) out of the 63 respondents showed interest in taking up a medical job position in the Nigeria defence sector, and the majority

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Kanmodi, K. K., Adesina, I. O. & Moshood, A. A.

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Head and neck cancer risk factors among a pilot sample of Nigerian shisha smokers: Focus on oral sex, tobacco, alcohol, and knowledge of head and neck cancer

Background: Head and neck cancer (HNC) forms the sixth most common cause of cancer-related deaths globally. The major risk factors for HNC are tobacco, alcohol, and oral sex. This study aims to determine the prevalence of oral sex and alcohol drinking amongst a pilot sample of shisha smokers in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria. This study also explored their knowledge of HNC as well as their attitude towards HNC education. Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional pilot study of 45 shisha smokers in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria. Study tool was a semi-structured questionnaire. Snowballing technique was used in recruiting the study participants.

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Kanmodi, K. K., Mohammed, A. F., Omoleke, S. A., Njideka, N. J., Fagbule, O. F., Adesina, M. A., Aliyu, B. M., Abubakar, H. S., Ogundipe, P. A. & Iyadi, L. E.

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Stimulant, narcotic, and hallucinogen use among long distance commercial drivers in Sokoto: A survey on prevalence and consequential knowledge

To determine the prevalence of the use of stimulants, narcotics, and hallucinogens among long distance commercial drivers in Sokoto City, Nigeria; to also explore their knowledge on the harmful effects of these psychoactive substances. Methods: this study surveyed a cross-section of 280 long distance commercial drivers in Sokoto City, Nigeria. The study tool was a semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Data collected was analyzed using the SPSS Version 20 Software. Results: All the subjects, 280 (100%), were males with the mean age (±SD) of 40.63 (±10.09) years. Majority, 265 (94.6%), of them were Muslims while most of them (90.4%) were married.

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Hamzat, A., Kanmodi, K. K. & Adesina, M. A.

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Are they using it the right way? A survey of commercial drivers on substance use

The indiscriminate use of psychoactive substances (a.k.a. substances) by commercial drivers is a global health problem. Psychoactive substances are drugs that should not be used indiscriminately; hence there should be a cogent reason for their use. This study aims to determine the kinds of psychoactive substances used among commercial drivers in Sokoto metropolis, Nigeria, and also explore the sources where these substances are obtained and the purpose of their use. Methods: This study surveyed a cut-section of 280 commercial drivers in Sokoto metropolis using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Questionnaire obtained information on the: demographic profile, recent use of psychoactive substances (i.e.

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Hamzat, A. & Kanmodi, K. K.

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Poor knowledge of the harmful effects of shisha among shisha smokers: Findings from a preliminary survey in Northwest Nigeria

Background: Tobacco smoking is an addictive behavior with heavy risks accompanying its prolonged practice. Unfortunately, more and more people are indulging in tobacco smoking habits despite the public health education programs going on worldwide about the dangers associated with tobacco smoking behavior. This study aims to survey active shisha smokers in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area (LGA), Kebbi State, Nigeria, on the awareness of the harmful effects associated with shisha smoking. Methods: This study was a survey of 45 active shisha smokers in Birnin Kebbi LGA. Snowballing technique was adopted in participants’ recruitment. Study instrument was a questionnaire. Data collected

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Kanmodi, K. K., Mohammed, F. A., Nwafor, N. J., Fagbule, O. F., Adesina, M. A., Aliyu, B. M. & Ogundipe, P. A.

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Can reading too much make me run mad? Exploring students’ assumptions and academic performance

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of the assumption that ‘reading too much’ could cause madness (i.e., severe mental illness) among medical, nursing, and community health students, and also explore the relationship between these students’ status on this assumption and their academic performance. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study conducted among a convenient sample of medical, nursing, and community health students (n = 122) studying within the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital campus, Sokoto, Nigeria. Study tool was a paper questionnaire, which obtained information on the demographic profile, awareness of ‘madness’, assumption that ‘reading too much’ is a cause of

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Kanmodi, K. K., Owoeye, O. I., Bello, A. & Iyadi, L. E.

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