C. B. Nwatu

Lessons Learnt from the Management of Severe COVID-19 Disease in a 93-year-old with Chronic Co-Morbidities at a Resource-constrained Centre in Nigeria – A Retrospective Single Case Study

C. B. Nwatu, O. B. Anyim & U. S. Unigwe · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2023

Introduction: Severe COVID-19 infection is associated with significant mortality in the elderly. This is even more so, when the elderly patient with the disease also has multiple chronic co-morbidities, and is resident in a resource-constrained area. Aims/ Objectives: To outline...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i101434

Assessment of a Tertiary Hospital’s Systems Thinking Approach Using the World Health Organization Health System Framework in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria

C. B. Nwatu · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2023

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019, (COVID-19) pandemic dealt a catastrophic blow to health systems globally, especially those of middle and low-income-countries, whose health systems were already frail, pre-pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes six build...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i101433

Concurrent Prediabetes and Prehypertension in a Rural Community in South East Nigeria

C. B. Nwatu, E. E. Young, C. C. Okwara, C. E. Okoli, P. C. Obi, O. B. Anyim, B. C. Ubani, C. I. Okafor & J. M. Oli · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2017

Aim: To determine the prevalence of concurrent prediabetes and prehypertension among apparently healthy adults in Ihuokpara, a rural community, South East Nigeria. Study Design: The study was cross-sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Ihuokpara, Nkanu East Local Government Are...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMMR/2017/34226

COVID Stress Scales: A Cross-sectional Study of its Psychometric Properties among Africans with Chronic, Stable Medical Conditions

J. U. Onu, C. B. Nwatu, C. J. Ugwu, N. Mbadiwe, C. A. Onyeaghala, K. E. Udeogu, M. C. Abonyi, E. E. Young, N. N. Unaogu, A. Ndukuba, F. Ugwumba & I. O. Onwuekwe · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2023

Background: The coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) elicited in various populations, diverse psycho-behavioral responses. The COVID Stress Scales (CSS) was developed and validated in the general population, among US and Canadian adults, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Expe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/indj/2023/v19i4379

Pattern of Serum Testosterone and Glycated Haemoglobin among Adult Males with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Erectile Dysfunction Attending a Tertiary Hospital in South Eastern Nigeria

P. C. Obi, A. C. Anyanwu, C. B. Nwatu, N. Ekwueme, A. C. Mbaike, O. A. Onyegbule, A. C. Ihim, R. N. Oputa, C. Onah, F. O. Nwako, J. Nnodim, C. E. Dioka & S. C. Meludu · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Background: The global prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is steadily increasing. Diabetes mellitus is associated with acute and chronic complications including erectile dysfunction (ED). Erectile dysfunction is commoner among men with diabetes mellitus than their non-diabetic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28969