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A. Ikpeme, N. Ani, B. Ago, E. Effa, O. Kosoko-Lasaki, Andrew E. Ekpenyong
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017
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Ikpeme, A., Ani, N., Ago, B., Effa, E., Kosoko-Lasaki, O., & Ekpenyong, A. E. (2017). The Value of Mobile Ultrasound Services in Rural Communities in South-South Nigeria. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences.
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Ikpeme, A., N. Ani, B. Ago, E. Effa, O. Kosoko-Lasaki, and Andrew E. Ekpenyong. “The Value of Mobile Ultrasound Services in Rural Communities in South-South Nigeria.” Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences (2017).
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Ikpeme, A., et al. “The Value of Mobile Ultrasound Services in Rural Communities in South-South Nigeria.” Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017.
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@article{a2017a,
title = {The Value of Mobile Ultrasound Services in Rural Communities in South-South Nigeria},
year = {2017},
journal = {Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences},
author = {Ikpeme, A. and Ani, N. and Ago, B. and Effa, E. and Kosoko-Lasaki, O. and Ekpenyong, Andrew E.}
}
Abstract
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.
