The prevalence of anemia among pregnant women at booking in Enugu, South Eastern NigeriaCyril C Dim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH, Enugu, Nigeria
MedGenMed 9:11. 2007
..Knowledge of the current situation of the condition in our environment is necessary. This knowledge will motivate antenatal caregivers toward early detection and prompt management of anemia in pregnancy...
Acute uterine inversion in a rural African woman: a rare consequence of child birthCyril C Dim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH, P M B 01129, Enugu 400001, Nigeria
Women Birth 22:25-7. 2009
..TE. Though acute uterine inversion is rare, accessible primary health care services are necessary for safe motherhood and for supporting women to birth safely...
- Improved awareness of Pap smear may not affect its use in Nigeria: a case study of female medical practitioners in Enugu, southeastern Nigeria
Cyril C Dim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH, Enugu, 400001, Nigeria
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 103:852-4. 2009
..The majority (32%) of those who never screened for cervical cancer had no reason. There may be more to the use of Pap smear among women in Nigeria than its awareness...
- The need to incorporate routine cervical cancer counselling and screening in the management of women at the outpatient clinics in Nigeria
C C Dim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
J Obstet Gynaecol 29:754-6. 2009
..Routine cervical cancer counselling and screening with opt-out option should be offered to every eligible woman attending the outpatient clinics...
Tuberculosis: a review of current concepts and control programme in NigeriaCyril C Dim
Department of Physiology Obstetrics, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nigeria
Niger J Med 20:200-6. 2011
..The burden of tuberculosis in Nigeria is the highest in Africa. Therefore, improved knowledge of health workers on the current issues concerning the disease, including the National guideline, is important for effective disease control...
- Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy: an update on the current classification and management
C C Dim
Reproductive Health Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus UNEC University of Nigeria, Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria
Niger J Med 21:371-6. 2012
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- Towards improving cervical cancer screening in Nigeria: a review of the basics of cervical neoplasm and cytology
C C Dim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
Niger J Clin Pract 15:247-52. 2012
..The task of provider-initiated counseling and testing for cervical cancer by health practitioners requires update on the current etio-pathology of cervical cancer, and its screening as reviewed...
- Declining uptake of HIV testing among tuberculosis patients in Enugu state of Nigeria: the need for a reappraisal of strategy
C C Dim
Department of Physiology Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
Niger J Clin Pract 15:206-9. 2012
..This study assesses the proportions of TB cases that are screened for HIV as well as the prevalence of HIV among individuals with TB at the Enugu State TB program of Nigeria...
- Prevalence of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among HIV-positive women in Enugu, South-eastern Nigeria
C C Dim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH, Enugu, Nigeria
J Obstet Gynaecol 31:759-62. 2011
..Cervical cancer screening should be incorporated into the antiretroviral (ARV) clinics, so as to prevent the impending surge in the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria...
- Labor support: an overlooked maternal health need in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria
Cyril C Dim
European M Sc International Health, Center for International Health University of Bergen, Norway
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:471-4. 2011
..This study aimed at identifying the experiences and preferences of parturients as regards support in labor...
- Adenomyosis and uterine rupture during labour in a primigravida: an unusual obstetric emergency in Nigeria
Cyril C Dim
Department of Obstetrics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH, Enugu, Nigeria
Trop Doct 39:250-1. 2009
..It is concluded that adenomyomectomy predisposes a pregnant uterus to rupture during labour. Therefore, such women should be offered elective caesarean delivery at term...
- An unmet cancer screening need of HIV-positive women in southeastern Nigeria
Cyril C Dim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
Medscape J Med 11:19. 2009
..After post-HIV testing counseling, HIV-positive women should be aware of the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear...
- Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata in a Nigerian woman
Cyril C Dim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH, Enugu, Nigeria
Niger Med J 53:172-4. 2012
..Removal of estrogen sources as was done for the patient is the mainstay of treatment. Patient follow-up is very important because of the risk of malignant transformation...
- Uterine procidentia in an African adolescent: an uncommon gynecological challenge
Cyril C Dim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 21:37-9. 2008
..Uterovaginal prolapse in adolescents is rare, hence this report...
