Peter Adebayo Idowu

Information and Communication Technology: A Tool for Health Care Delivery in Nigeria

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is arguably the most rapidly growing segment of the world ecosystem. ICT has become a major tool in delivery of health services and has had a revolutionary impact on how we live and perceive the world. It has given birth to the contemporary “Es” such as e-learning, e-commerce, e-governance, e-banking, and e-health. This chapter discusses the state of health informatics in Nigeria with some of the existing software developed for health care delivery in Nigeria. It also discusses the benefits that can be derived from the use of ICT in health care delivery in Nigeria. The chapter finally discusses the problems associated with the use of ICT in health care delivery in Nigeria.

A Spatial Data Model for HIV/AIDS Surveillance and Monitoring in Nigeria

Sub-Saharan Africa is a region characterised by high rates of several deadly diseases most especially HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS alone has claimed the life of many people and turned many innocent children to orphans. There is relatively little consistent or reliable data that can be used for surveillance, monitoring, and management of these diseases in the region HIV/AIDS inclusive. To alleviate the problem of patchy and inconsistent epidemiological data, a well structured, interoperable spatial data model for HIV/AIDS surveillance and monitoring is proposed for Nigeria in this paper. This paper initially reviews some of the existing health data models which were modified and extended to develop a data model for HIV/AIDS surveillance, monitoring, and management. The data model captures information required for the development of HIV/AIDS surveillance systems. The model is developed using the Unified Modelling Language. The work aims to produce the model as an open standard in order to promote collaboration and encourage researchers in developing nations to contribute to the maintenance of the data model. The model is implemented in XML, and will be applied to a system using service oriented architecture.

Empirical Study On Information And Communication Technology And Youth In A Developing Country: Nigeria As A Case

The phenomenal growth of information and communication technology (ICT) especially the Internet has affected youths in developed and developing countries alike. Although progressing at a slower rate in developing countries than in any other parts of the world, Internet connectivity is also transforming the face of Africa.This paper presents a study that examines what Nigerian youths use Internet for and which of the Internet use has adverse effect on the youths social life. It reveals that majority of youths use Internet for e-mail, making use of Yahoo followed by Hotmail, and the study also reveals that over 50% of youths interviewed visit pornographic sites.

An Online Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit Monitoring System for Hospitals in Nigeria

This paper presents an online monitoring system for the storage and retrieval of physiological datafromneonatesadmittedintotheNeonatalintensivecareunits(NICU)ofObafemiAwolowo UniversityTeachingHospital,Ile-Ife,Nigeria.Inordertodevelopthissystem,therequirementsof theproposedsystemwereidentifiedandanalyzedassystemanduserrequirementsindependently andtherequirementsweredesignedusingtheUnifiedModelingLanguage(UML)tools.Thesystem wasimplementedusingWeb2.0technologiessuchas,thehypertextmarkuplanguage(HTML),the cascadingstylingsheets(CSS),PHPandMySQL.Withthesystem,storageandretrievalofinformation bythenursesandanyauthorizeduserswillbeeasy. KEywORdS Intensive Care Units, Monitoring System, Neonatal, Neonatologists, Online

An Online Poultry Diseases Monitoring System for Nigeria

Poultry disease statistics in Nigeria reveal a serious and growing problem with absolute fatality rate and casualty figure rising rapidly. A crucial goal of infectious disease surveillance is the early detection of epidemics, which is essential for disease control. The current system for monitoring poultry disease is based on conventional method using extension workers and confirmed case reports which has proved ineffective over the years. The poultry disease monitoring system aimed at assisting poultry farmers, healthcare officers and stakeholders alike to understand the distribution of poultry diseases and the state of poultry farms in Nigeria in order to ensure early detection and response during an outbreak. The system requirement was elicited from poultry farmers located within the south-western part of Nigeria using interviews while the requirements were designed using use-case diagrams for the representing data insertion and data query. The system was implemented using HTML, PHP and CSS while the database was implemented using MYSQL. In conclusion, the use of monitoring system would be of great importance in providing accurate, timely and detailed information about poultry disease in Nigeria. It will also help to alert disease control agencies about poultry related diseases in Nigeria.

Development of a Fuzzy Logic-based Model for Monitoring Cardiovascular Risk

Cardiovascular diseases CVD are top killers with heart failure as one of the most leading cause of death in both developed and developing countries. In Nigeria, the inability to consistently monitor the vital signs of patients has led to the hospitalization and untimely death of many as a result of heart failure. Fuzzy logic models have found relevance in healthcare services due to their ability to measure vagueness associated with uncertainty management in intelligent systems. This study aims to develop a fuzzy logic model for monitoring heart failure risk using risk indicators assessed from patients. Following interview with expert cardiologists, the different stages of heart failure was identified alongside their respective indicators. Triangular membership functions were used to fuzzify the input and output variables while the fuzzy inference engine was developed using rules elicited from cardiologists. The model was simulated using the MATLAB® Fuzzy Logic Toolbox.