Mohammed Baba Abdulkadir

@unilorin.edu.ng

Associate Professor, Faculty of Clinical Sciences
University of Ilorin

Mohammed Baba Abdulkadir

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (Bayero University Kano)
Fellowship, West African College of Physicians

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Infectious Diseases
41

Scopus Publications

721

Scholar Citations

17

Scholar h-index

21

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Non-linear effects of parasite density on symptom burden and hematologic indices in pediatric Plasmodium falciparum malaria
    OA Mokuolu, MB Abdulkadir, GO Ambrose, JO Ole, T Mokuolu, L Lawal, ...
    Frontiers in Malaria 4, 1751312 , 2026
    2026
  • Prevalence of sickle cell disease and sickle cell traits among children and adolescents in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    A Issa, OR Ibrahim, RM Ibraheem, AF Lawal, M Abdulbaki, MB AbdulKadir, ...
    Systematic Reviews , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 6
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Pediatric Sepsis at a Tertiary Facility in North-Central Nigeria
    FM Afolayan, MB Abdulkadir, AN Lawal, BA Olanipekun, SO Ariyibi, ...
    Microbes and Infectious Diseases , 2025
    2025
  • Building Capacity Using Online Courses in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Report of the Paediatric Association of Nigeria Adverse Events Following Immunization Online Course
    MB Abdulkadir, AC Ayuk, EN Ekure, Z Farouk, MA Garba, HU Ibrahim, ...
    NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS 52 (2), 152-160 , 2025
    2025
  • Determinants of readmission amongst hospitalized patients with heart failure in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study
    D Ahadzi, A Issa, OR Hernandez, OA Sanuade, MB Abdulkadir, E Yorke, ...
    BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 25 (1), 406 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Pre-referral injectable artesunate and outcomes of childhood severe malaria at a secondary health facility in North-central Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
    OR Ibrahim, A Issa, AF Lawal, MR Folorunsho, M Abdulbaki, ...
    Malaria journal 24 (1), 129 , 2025
    2025
  • Advancing clinical genomics: Bridging the gap between deep learning models and interpretability for improved decision support
    GO Ambrose, OA Mokuolu, MB Abdulkadir, S Ibrahim, II Funsho, ...
    Deep Learning in Genetics and Genomics, 225-243 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Toward equitable precision medicine: investigating the transferability of deep learning models in clinical genetics across diverse populations
    OA Mokuolu, GO Ambrose, MB Abdulkadir, S Ibrahim, II Funsho, ...
    Deep Learning in Genetics and Genomics, 31-46 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • EFFECTS OF AL-BASED AND ASMQ-BASED DRUGS ON CARDIAC PARAMETERS: INSIGHTS FROM HEART RATE, ECG WAVEFORMS, AND REPOLARIZATION
    S Ibrahim, O Mokuolu, MB Abdulkadir, GO Ambrose, JO Ole, L Lawal, ...
    Chest 166 (4), A760 , 2024
    2024
  • Preparedness to Care for Children with Asthma: How Ready Are Schools in Ilorin, Nigeria?
    RM Ibraheem, AH Hamzah, HA Ameen, OS Katibi, MB Abdulkadir
    WESTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 5 (3), 148-156 , 2024
    2024
  • Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on oral health care in acute stroke patients: a qualitative study
    AB Konadu, EU Iwuozo, G Sunkwa-Mills, YA Ayoola, EA Manu, ...
    BDJ open 10 (1), 52 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Burden and outcome of respiratory morbidities among children and adolescents with sickle cell disease—A retrospective review of emergency presentations in some Nigerian …
    RM Ibraheem, MB Abdulkadir, R Aliu, A Issa, OR Ibrahim, AO Bello, ...
    Plos one 19 (5), e0303323 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Comparative assessment of cognitive function of asthmatic and non-asthmatic children in Ilorin, Nigeria
    SS Mohammed, RM Ibraheem, MB Abdulkadir, MAN Adeboye, AA Gobir, ...
    Paediatrica Indonesiana 64 (2), 97-105 , 2024
    2024
  • EVALUATION OF ADVANCED HIV STAGING AND CARDIAC TROPONIN I AS PREDICTORS OF ACQUIRED HEART DISEASES: A PROSPECTIVE CASE CONTROL STUDY OF LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC …
    SO Bello, MB Abdulkadir, DP Oladele, II Hassan, SK Ernest
    Annals of Clinical Sciences 9 (1), 21-32 , 2024
    2024
  • Exploring the genetic progression of MDR1 in Plasmodium falciparum: A decade of multi-regional genetic analysis (2014–2024)
    OA Mokuolu, GO Ambrose, MB Abdulkadir, S Ibrahim, II Funsho, ...
    Current Research in Microbial Sciences 7, 100304 , 2024
    2024
  • First successfully separated set of thoraco-omphalopagus twins in Ilorin, Nigeria: A case report
    LO Abdur-Rahman, TK Raji, AO Lawal, AA Nasir, OA Adesiyun, ...
    Journal of Clinical Sciences 20 (4), 135-140 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Hepatitis B vaccination status among health workers in Nigeria: a nationwide survey between January to June 2021
    A Issa, YA Ayoola, MB Abdulkadir, RO Ibrahim, TIA Oseni, M Abdullahi, ...
    Archives of Public Health 81 (1), 123 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 35
  • Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction among Human Immunodeficiency Virus infected Children in Ilorin North-Central Nigeria
    S Bello, M Abdulkadir, T Ibrahim, A Issa, K Ernest
    Western Nigeria Journal of Medical Sciences 6 (1), 65-73 , 2023
    2023
  • Oral Health Perceptions And Practices Among Stroke Patients In Ghana And Nigeria
    AB Konadu, G Sunkwa-Mills, E Iwuozo, A Yekeen, E Manu, S Hewlett, ...
    The Global Health Network Collections , 2023
    2023
  • Burden associated with childhood bloodstream infection in a resource-constrained setting
    FM Afolayan, MB Abdulkadir, BA Olanipekun, AN Lawal, SO Ariyib, ...
    Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health 52 (1) , 2023
    2023

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • A systematic review of trends and patterns of congenital heart disease in children in Nigeria from 1964–2015
    M Abdulkadir, Z Abdulkadir
    African health sciences 16 (2), 367 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 62
  • A cross-sectional survey of parental care-seeking behavior for febrile illness among under-five children in Nigeria
    MB Abdulkadir, ZA Abdulkadir
    Alexandria Journal of Medicine 53 (1), 85-91 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 54
  • Knowledge, attitude and practice of female genital cutting among antenatal patients in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano.
    I Abubakar, Z Iliyasu, M Kabir, CC Uzoho, MB Abdulkadir
    Nigerian journal of medicine: journal of the National Association of … , 2004
    2004
    Citations: 49
  • Efficacy of artemisinin-based combination treatments of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in under-five-year-old Nigerian children ten years following adoption as first-line …
    JC Ebenebe, G Ntadom, J Ambe, R Wammanda, N Jiya, F Finomo, ...
    The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 99 (3), 649 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 41
  • Effects of call reminders, short message services (SMS) reminders, and SMS immunization facts on childhood routine vaccination timing and completion in Ilorin, Nigeria
    R Ibraheem, M Akintola, M Abdulkadir, H Ameen, O Bolarinwa, ...
    African Health Sciences 21 (2), 951-959 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 40
  • Hepatitis B vaccination status among health workers in Nigeria: a nationwide survey between January to June 2021
    A Issa, YA Ayoola, MB Abdulkadir, RO Ibrahim, TIA Oseni, M Abdullahi, ...
    Archives of Public Health 81 (1), 123 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 35
  • Ackee fruit poisoning in eight siblings: implications for public health awareness
    OS Katibi, R Olaosebikan, MB Abdulkadir, TO Ogunkunle, RM Ibraheem, ...
    The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 93 (5), 1122 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 30
  • Acute kidney injuries in children with severe malaria: a comparative study of diagnostic criteria based on serum cystatin C and creatinine levels
    FM Afolayan, OT Adedoyin, MB Abdulkadir, OR Ibrahim, SA Biliaminu, ...
    Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 20 (4), e312 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 29
  • An analysis of national data on care-seeking behaviour by parents of children with suspected pneumonia in Nigeria
    MB Abdulkadir, WBR Johnson, ZA Abdulkadir
    South African Journal of Child Health 10 (1), 92-95 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 29
  • Determinants of timely presentation for birth dose vaccination at an immunization centre in North-central Nigeria
    R Ibraheem, M Abdulkadir, M Akintola, M Adeboye
    Annals of global health 85 (1), 20 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 26
  • A comparative study of rectal tympanic and axillary thermometry in febrile children under 5 years of age in Nigeria
    MB Abdulkadir, WBR Johnson
    Paediatrics and international child health 33 (3), 165-169 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 26
  • Sociodemographic and clinical determinants of time to care-seeking among febrile children under-five in North-Central Nigeria
    MB Abdulkadir, RM Ibraheem, WBR Johnson
    Oman medical journal 30 (5), 331 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 25
  • Pediatric bacterial meningitis surveillance in Nigeria from 2010 to 2016, prior to and during the phased introduction of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
    BN Tagbo, RE Bancroft, I Fajolu, MB Abdulkadir, MF Bashir, OP Okunola, ...
    Clinical Infectious Diseases 69 (Supplement_2), S81-S88 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 23
  • A prospective study of spectrum, risk factors and immediate outcome of congenital anomalies in Bida, North Central Nigeria
    MAN Adeboye, MB Abdulkadir, OA Adegboye, AO Saka, PD Oladele, ...
    Annals of medical and health sciences research 6 (6), 380 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 22
  • Burden and spectrum of paediatric respiratory diseases at a referral hospital in North-Central Nigeria-A five year review
    RM Ibraheem, JA Aderemi, MB Abdulkadir, WBR Johnson
    African Journal of Emergency Medicine 10 (1), 3-7 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 21
  • Hypoxaemia as a measure of disease severity in young hospitalised Nigerian children with pneumonia: A cross sectional study
    MB Abdulkadir, RM Ibraheem, AA Gobir, WBR Johnson
    South African Journal of Child Health 9 (2), 53-56 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 20
  • Socio-demographic and clinical factors predicting time to presentation for children with pneumonia in Ilorin, Nigeria
    RM Ibraheem, MB Abdulkadir, AA Gobir, WBR Johnson
    Alexandria Journal of Medicine 54 (3), 247-250 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 19
  • Validity and accuracy of maternal tactile assessment for fever in under-five children in North Central Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
    MB Abdulkadir, WBR Johnson, RM Ibraheem
    BMJ open 4 (10), e005776 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 16
  • Appraising neonatal morbidity and mortality in a developing country categorized by gestational age grouping and implications for targeted interventions
    OA Mokuolu, OO Adesiyun, OR Ibrahim, HD Suberu, S Ibrahim, SO Bello, ...
    Frontiers in Pediatrics 10, 899645 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 12
  • Pediatric blood culture isolates and antibiotic sensitivity pattern in a Nigerian tertiary hospital
    TO Ogunkunle, MB Abdulkadir, OS Katibi, SO Bello, RA Raheem, ...
    Nigerian Journal of Medicine 29 (2), 261-264 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 12