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Prevalence of shisha (waterpipe) smoking and awareness of head and neck cancer among Nigerian secondary school students: A preliminary survey.

Shisha smoking is a known risk factor for head and neck cancer (HNC). Objectives: To determine the rate of shisha smoking among secondary school students in Ibokun Town, Nigeria. Methods: This was a pilot questionnaire-based study conducted among grades 7 to 12 students in two secondary schools in Ibokun Town, Nigeria. Questionnaire obtained information from the subjects on their biodata, history of shisha smoking, awareness of HNC, and attitudes toward receiving HNC education.

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Kanmodi, K. K., Fagbule, F. O., & Aladelusi, T. O.

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Does head and neck cancer (HNC) education have impact on adolescents’ knowledge and attitude towards HNC and HNC peer education? An example from Nigeria.

ealth education has been found effective in reducing the prevalence of risky pro-cancer behaviors among adolescents. For this reason, the Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc, Nigeria, embarked on the CHANCE (Campaign for Head and Neck Cancer Education) Program to reduce the prevalence of head and neck cancer (HNC) risk factors among Nigerian adolescents.

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Kanmodi, K. K. & Fagbule, F. O.

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Prevalence of smoking, awareness on head and neck cancer (HNC), and attitudes toward HNC education amongst secondary school students in Ibokun town, Southwestern Nigeria.

An e-poster that reported findings on prevalence of head and neck cancer (HNC) risk factors and knowledge of HNC among adolescents in Ibokun, Nigeria

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Kanmodi, K., Fagbule, F., Aladelusi, T.

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Impact of head and neck cancer (HNC) education on Nigerian adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes towards HNC and HNC education advocacy: the CHANCE* Pilot Study

The rising prevalence of head and neck cancer (HNC) risk factors among secondary school students in Nigeria is alarming. Whilst most school-based health education programmes are focused on reproductive health and infectious disease prevention, only little attention is paid to HNC education.

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Kanmodi, K., Fagbule, F.

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Should tobacco advertisements, sales, and use be banned? – Opinions of secondary school students in Ibokun town, State of Osun, Nigeria

Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke continues to be a major public health concern. In 2009, the government of the State of Osun, Nigeria, passed the tobacco control bill into law, prohibiting the advertisement and use of tobacco products in public places.

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Fagbule F, Kanmodi K, Aladelusi T.

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Are literate Nigerians aware of anesthesiologists? – Evidence from a conference survey

Anesthesiologists are doctors that play decisive roles in pain management, patient monitoring, and critical care of patients. Objectives To explore the level of awareness of anesthesiologists among students, academic and non-academic staff members of various South-western Nigerian tertiary institutions Methods This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among students, academic and non-academic staff members attending the South-western Nigeria Zonal Congress of Deeper Life Campus Fellowship in October 2014.

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Badru A, Kanmodi K.

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Palliative care awareness amongst religious leaders and seminarians: a Nigerian study

There exists scanty literature on the awareness of Nigerians towards palliative care. This study was conducted to determine the level of awareness of religious leaders and seminarians in Ibadan, Nigeria, on palliative care.

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

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Caduceus or Rod of Aesculapius: Revisiting Erroneous Interchangeability

Caduceus and Rod of Aesculapius are commonly used symbols in the medical field worldwide, but they do not historically have the same strength of connection with medicine. It is important to revisit the issue thereby pointing the attention of medical policy and decision makers on the adoption of these symbols and reminding those that may already know of this continuous misrepresentation

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Adebayo, O., Fagbule, F., & Oyabambi, A.

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Is mercy killing right or wrong? – Opinions of clinical students in three Nigerian tertiary schools

To explore the opinions of medical, dental, physiotherapy, and nursing students in three tertiary schools in Ibadan, Nigeria, towards the ethics and practice of euthanasia.

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Badru, A. I., Kanmodi, K. K.

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Attitudes of medical students towards taking part-time jobs: A study amongst first year clinical students of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan

Student part-time jobs are employments taken up by students while in school. Students in tertiary institutions do engage in part-time jobs because of the associated benefits. Some of these benefits include work experience, independence, financial support, and job satisfaction. Different studies have reported different attitudes towards taking part-time jobs among university students.

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Kanmodi, K. K., Akinloye, A. G., Aladelusi, T. O.

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