Boma Oyan

Blood Pressure Control and Its Determinants Among Outpatient Hypertensive Subjects in Port Harcourt: A Survey of Two Teaching Hospitals

Boma Oyan, Sarah Abere, Ernest O Nwazor, Aisha O Ajala, Florence K Briggs & Linda Iroegbu-Emeruem · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2024

Background: Elevated blood pressure (BP) is associated with increased cardiovascular disease mortality and all-cause mortality. Despite availability of medication for treatment of hypertension and prevention of complications, the goal of universal optimal BP control has remained...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i4679

Prevalence and Determinants of Hepatic Fibrosis and Steatosis as Measured by Fibroscan in an Unselected Population in Southern Nigeria

Sarah Abere, Boma Oyan, Linda Iroegbu-Emeruem & Ibinabo Membere · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2025

Background: Fibroscan is a non-invasive medical device that uses proprietary vibration-controlled transient elastography to assess liver fibrosis and cirrhosis by measuring the degree of liver stiffness. Fibroscan remain a reliable tool for the diagnosis of liver diseases in pati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2025/v37i105958

Hepatitis B Vaccine Awareness and Uptake: Insights from a World Hepatitis Day Community Survey in Rivers State, Nigeria

Sarah Abere, Boma Oyan & Samuel Asonye · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: Hepatitis B (HBV) poses a continual Public Health threat globally despite the availability of a safe, and effective vaccine. The HBV vaccine provides a 98-100% immunity thereby preventing complications of the infection such as liver cirrhosis. Despite the wide coverag...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i21178