REPORT ON FREE HEALTH SCREENING FOR ILERO COMMUNITY MEMBERS

DURING THE ILERO CELEBRATION ON 14th DECEMBER, 2012

Presented by The West African College of Nursing, Faculty of Community Health Nigeria

To Professor Oladepo

Coordinator, Health Committee

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INTRODUCTION• The West African College of Nursing, Faculty of Community Health

Nigeria chapter organize free Health Screening program for Ilero day on 14th Dec., 2012 for

1. Hypertension 2. Diabetes 3. Visual Acuity (Short and Long sightedness) 4.Treatment of minor illnesses with counseling & referrals • The 18-man team including four health officials from the LGA PHC

Centre worked relentlessly till late evening. Two hundred and fifty clients were seen

• The results are shown in the next page

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Community Health, Nigeria

FINDINGS

Fig 1: HYPERTENSION STATUS AMONG CLIENTS WHO CAME FOR SCREENING AT ILERO TOWN N=108

44

46

48

50

52

54

NORMAL ABNORMAL

47.2

52.8

BP GRADING

Series 1

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Fig 2: SEVERITY OF HYPERTENSION BY GENDER AMONG CLIENTS WHO CAME FOR SCREENING AT

ILERO TOWN {Male= 58, FEMALE= 50}

48%

32%28%

43%

24% 25%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

MALE FEMALE

MILD

MODERATE

SEVERE

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Fig 3: HYPERTENSION STATUS BY SEX AMONG CLIENTS WHO CAME FOR SCREENING AT ILERO TOWN

{Male= 58, FEMALE= 50}

50%44%

50%56%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

MALE FEMALE

NORMAL

ABNORMAL

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Fig 4: VISUAL ACUITY OF CLIENTS WHO CAME FOR SCREENING AT ILERO TOWN

{RIGHT EYE N=27; LEFT EYE N=27} (Note that some values were not recorded)

LEFT EYE RIGHT EYE

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Fig 5: VISUAL ACUITY BY SEX AMONG CLIENTS WHO CAME FOR SCREENING AT ILERO TOWN {LEFT EYE, Male, N=31, FEMALE, N= 32}

LEFT EYE

63%59%

37%41%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

MALE FEMALE

NORMAL

ABNORMAL

RIGHT EYE

69%

59%

31%

41%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

MALE FEMAL

NORMAL

ABNORMAL

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Fig 6: DIABETES STATUS AMONG CLIENTS WHO CAME FOR SCREENING AT ILERO TOWN

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

NORMALABNORMAL

86%

14%

RBS GRADING

RBS GRADING

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Fig 7: VISUAL ACUITY BY GENDER AMONG CLIENTS WHO CAME FOR SCREENING AT ILERO TOWN

89% 83%

11% 17%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

MALE FEMALE

NORMAL

ABNORMAL

MALE FEMALE

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CONCLUSION

• Hypertension is the most major health problem out of the three health conditions screened for (52.8%)

• The second major problem is Visual Acuity (35%) and the third is Diabetes (14%)

• The women are more affected with the three conditions screened

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RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Screening should be extended to all the people including those who did not come for the first screening because they erroneously thought that they are well

2. The Ilero Health Team should embark on community campaign to create awareness about the factors that make people to be at risk for the three health conditions

3. Greater attention should be placed on the health conditions of the female population

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