TY - JOUR
T1 - The value of mobile ultrasound services in rural communities in South-South Nigeria
AU - Ikpeme, Anthonia
AU - Ani, Nchiewe
AU - Ago, Boniface
AU - Effa, Emmanuel
AU - Kosoko-Lasaki, Omofolasade
AU - Ekpenyong, Andrew
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This work was partially supported by Friends of Joseph Ukpo Hospitals and Research Institutes, a nonprofit corporation and a public charity with Tax Exempt Status under section 501(c) [3] of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States of America, whose mission is to bring the benefits of modern medical science to individuals in South-South Nigeria.
PY - 2017/12/15
Y1 - 2017/12/15
N2 - AIM: This paper examines the activities of mobile services units including ultrasound services in rural and urban communities in the Calabar region of South-South, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Consenting individuals were invited and attended five medical outreach activities in rural and urban areas of the Calabar region between January and June 2016. Abdomino-pelvic scans were done. Subsequently the results were analyzed. RESULTS: Five hundred and seventy-four (574) individuals had Abdomino-pelvic scans done, using a curvilinear probe to assess the abdomino-pelvic organs. The female to male ratio was 1.46:1. The age ranged from 1-78 years with a mean of 40.63 (standard deviation of 17.5). The commonest sonographic finding was uterine fibroids, 21 (8.1%). Fifty-four percent of the scans were normal. The commonest sonographic finding in men was prostatic enlargement. CONCLUSION: Medical outreach activities provided by mobile units provide much needed ultrasound services in poor resource settings in Nigeria. Significant clinical pathologies were identified at fairly high rates.
AB - AIM: This paper examines the activities of mobile services units including ultrasound services in rural and urban communities in the Calabar region of South-South, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Consenting individuals were invited and attended five medical outreach activities in rural and urban areas of the Calabar region between January and June 2016. Abdomino-pelvic scans were done. Subsequently the results were analyzed. RESULTS: Five hundred and seventy-four (574) individuals had Abdomino-pelvic scans done, using a curvilinear probe to assess the abdomino-pelvic organs. The female to male ratio was 1.46:1. The age ranged from 1-78 years with a mean of 40.63 (standard deviation of 17.5). The commonest sonographic finding was uterine fibroids, 21 (8.1%). Fifty-four percent of the scans were normal. The commonest sonographic finding in men was prostatic enlargement. CONCLUSION: Medical outreach activities provided by mobile units provide much needed ultrasound services in poor resource settings in Nigeria. Significant clinical pathologies were identified at fairly high rates.
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U2 - 10.3889/oamjms.2017.191
DO - 10.3889/oamjms.2017.191
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041027852
VL - 5
SP - 1011
EP - 1015
JO - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
SN - 1857-5749
IS - 7
ER -