Prevalence and risk factors for low back pain among professional drivers in Kano, Nigeria

AA Rufa'i, IA Sa'idu, RY Ahmad, OS Elmi… - … of environmental & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the prevalence, risk factors, and impact of low back pain (LBP)
among professional drivers in Nigeria. Two hundred male drivers aged 19–64 years were …

Estimation of stature from radiographic measurement of foot dimensions: Truncated foot length may be more reliable than full foot length

AS Gwani, AT Salihu, IS Garba, AA Rufa'i - Journal of Forensic and Legal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Foot length has been shown to be a reliable dimension for estimation of stature. However,
phalanges of the foot are very small bones and their length may not be proportional to …

Association between adolescent motherhood and maternal and child health indices in Maiduguri, Nigeria: a community-based cross-sectional study

AL Oyeyemi, SU Aliyu, F Sa'ad, AA Rufa'i… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Adolescent motherhood (childbearing below 18 years of age) is a major global
health and social problem. Understanding the impact of early motherhood on maternal and …

[HTML][HTML] Outpatients' satisfaction with the provision of physiotherapy services

AA Rufa'i, IA Saidu, MD Lawan, AL Oyeyemi… - Middle East Journal of …, 2019 - brieflands.com
… Adamu Ahmad Rufa'i and Muhammad Dahiru Lawan conducted the study. Adamu Ahmad
Rufa'i and Ismaila Adamu Saidu drafted the manuscript. All authors contributed to the protocol …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular responses during head-down crooked kneeling position assumed in Muslim prayers

AA Rufa'i, HH Aliyu, AY Oyeyemi… - Iranian journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Movement dysfunction may be expressed in terms of symptoms experienced
in non-physiological postures, and head-down crooked kneeling (HDCK) is a posture …

Low back pain incident, anthropometric characteristics and activities of daily living in pregnant women in a teaching hospital center antenatal clinic

AY Oyeyemi, AA Rufa'i, LL Aliyu - Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2013 - ajol.info
Context: Although Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem during pregnancy, there is a
death of empirical data on its etiology and possible risk factors especially in African population…

[HTML][HTML] Pattern and outcome of traumatic spinal cord injury managed at University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Nigeria: A retrospective study

…, AB Hassan, A Lawan, AA Rufa'i… - Nigerian …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Understanding pattern and outcome of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) will
inform better management which expectedly would improve prognosis and minimise …

[PDF][PDF] Musculoskeletal complications in sickle cell anemia patients: a ten-year retrospective review of hospital-based records (1991-2000) in two Nigerian hospitals

SU Aliyu, AA Rufa'I, IA Saidu, AM Jajere - Int J Contemp Pediatr, 2015 - researchgate.net
Background: Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) presents with various types of clinical manifestations
that includes musculoskeletal manifestations that need the intervention of medical …

Impact of physical activity and traumatic exposure on occurrence of gestational hypertension: a survey of pregnant women in an armed-conflict region in Nigeria

…, BA Tafida, U Abubakar, AA Rufa'i - Hypertension in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To compare physical activity level and traumatic exposure between normotensive
and hypertensive pregnant women in an armed conflict region of Nigeria. Methods 130 …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity and health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey

AA Rufa'i, BVV Muralikrishna, SH Yen… - Middle East Journal of …, 2019 - brieflands.com
Background: Physical activity (PA) has a wide range of beneficial effects on the overall health
and quality of life (QOL) of breast cancer survivors (BCS). Objectives: The aim of this study …