Eyituoyo Okoturo

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria

Publications

• Original Article   
  Knowledge, Attitudes and Merits of Clinical Genomics amongst Cancer Clinicians in Nigeria
  Author(s): Eyituoyo Okoturo*
  
  Background: Genomic sequencing is increasingly been instituted to improve the understanding of molecular causes of cancer and to help inform patient’s diagnosis and treatment. There are several challenges to the integration of clinical sequencing into routine clinical practice in Africa; such as clinicians’ attitude and literacy to genomics and experience working with genomics. The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge of genomic education amongst African cancer clinicians and their attitude towards adopting genetics in their practices. Methods: We conducted a survey amongst cancer clinicians at a tertiary level hospital, in Lagos, Nigeria between September 2019 to April 2020. The survey instrument was an 18-item self-report questionnaire which comprised of six sections. Some sections were cat.. Read More»