Open AccessPattern of noma (cancrum oris) and its risk factors in Northwestern Nigeria: A hospital-based retrospective study
Author(s) -
Semiu Adetunji Adeniyi,
Kehinde Joseph Awosan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_5_18
Subject(s) - noma , medicine , measles , retrospective cohort study , malnutrition , trismus , pediatrics , risk factor , surgery , vaccination , pathology , computer network , telecommunications link , computer science
Noma (cancrum oris) remains the scourge of children and the "face of poverty" in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recent data on the burden of noma and its risk factors are needed for evaluating and redesigning interventions for its prevention and control.