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ORAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND PRACTICE AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN IBADAN NORTH-EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-07)Oral Health (OH) is an integral component of primary health care. Young children in Nigeria have experienced some types of periodontal diseases due to lack of effective preventive measures against tooth decay. More studies ... -
OUTCOME OF DAILY DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY SHORT-COURSE AMONG PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS CO-INFECTED PATIENTS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2012-07)Tuberculosis (TB) ranks top among other opportunistic infections in people living with Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which has contributed to high motatlity across age groups in resource constraint settings. The ... -
OUTCOME OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON DROP-OUT RATE DUE TO PREGNANCY AMONG SELECTED RURAL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA
(2008-01)In Nigeria, many secondary school students engage in risky sexual behaviour, which predisposes them to undesirable consequences, including unwanted pregnancy and school drop-out. To address this problem, three methods (Peer ... -
OUTCOME OF TRAINING ON HEALTH WORKERS' KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF CURRENT ANTI-MALARIA TREATMENT POLICY AND PRESCRIPTION PATTERN IN IBADAN METROPOLIS
(2017-01)Malaria is a major public health issue in Nigeria. Despite the existence of a national malaria response and the National Antimalarial Treatment Policy (NATP), the prevalence is still high. Health workers have pivotal roles ... -
PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE ON APPROPRIATE CONTRACEPTIVES AND THEIR ATTITUDE REGARDING ITS PROVISION TO UNMARRIED YOUTHS IN IBADAN NORTH-EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2015-08)Short-acting contraceptive methods such as condoms and emergency contraceptive pills considered appropriate for sexually active Unmarried Youths (UYs) to address increasing occurrences of unintended pregnancies (UPs) and ... -
PATIENTS' PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICE OF CHILD LABOUR IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2009-12)Child labour is a major concern worldwide. In developing countries, child labour is often seen in a different perspective and may relate to socialization and child training. However, parents’ view regarding this practice ... -
PATIENTS' PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES RELATING TO PATIENTS'S RIGHTS AT THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2011-01)Patient's rights encompass legal and ethical issues in the provider-patient relationship. These included the following, rights to privacy, quality medical care without prejudice, right to informed decisions about care and ... -
PATIENTS' SATISFACTION WITH CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES IN A SECONDARY HEALTH CARE FACILITY, ONDO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2015-09)Patients' satisfaction with clinical laboratory services is essential as laboratory service play a key role in patient management. Under-utilisation which could be due to dissatisfaction of clinical laboratory services can ... -
PATIENTS' SATISFACTION WITH THE QUALITY OF SERVICES IN THE GENERAL OUTPATIENTS' DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN
(1999-10)At present there is a trend for all social services to become more client or consumer oriented. This is now pronounced in health care delivery in the western world. The underlying demand for higher standards of health care ... -
PATTERN AND FACTORS INFLUENCING PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AMONG ADULT RESIDENTS OF MODAKEKE COMMUNITY IN OSUN STATE
(2012-10)Community-Based (CB) studies on Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) need to be intensified in Nigeria due to the re-emergence of this disease. This research therefore sought to review the pattern of annual reported cases and major ... -
PATTERN OF MATERNAL WEIGHT GAIN AND PREGNANCY OUTCOME AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIDA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
(2014-05)Malnutrition in pregnant women is of public health concern because of its associated risk both to the women and their infants. Inadequate weight gain in pregnancy is a known risk factor for poor pregnancy outcome. Limited ... -
PATTERN OF PRACTICE AND CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED BY TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS IN IBADAN SOUTH EAST AND OLUYOLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS, NIGERIA.
(2011-06)Trained Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) play important roles in promoting safe motherhood and reducing infant mortality rate in Nigeria communities. However, the challenges faced by practicing TBAs and their pattern of ... -
PATTERN OF PRESENTATION OF ORBITO-OCULAR TUMORS IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL(UCH), IBADAN
(2011-06)Orbito-ocular tumors are stereotypic, monotonous new growth of the tissues in the orbito-ocular region, made up of the orbit, eyeball and extra-orbital anatomic areas. Orbito-ocular tumors are reported to be more common ... -
PATTERN OF PRESENTATION OF STRABISMUS AMONG PATIENTS OF THE EYE CLINIC OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL (UCH), IBADAN
(2010-04)Strabismus is a misalignment of the visual axes of the eyes which results from deviation of one or both eyes. It has a worldwide distribution and is relatively common in children. Strabismus is a disorder of public health ... -
PATTERN OF RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE
(2004-07)Adolescents and other young persons (AYP) are important because of their sheer size. In Nigeria, twenty-one million persons representing 25% of the population are adolescents. Although adolescents are generally a healthy ... -
PATTERN OF UTILIZATION OF TOILET FACILITIES IN THE HALLS OF RESIDENCE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
(2016-02)An understanding of the pattern of toilet utilization among undergraduate students is very important, as it could be predictive and protective of their social and health safety in the academic environment. While the ... -
PATTERN, PRACTICE AND FACTORS INFLUENCING MULTIPLE MEDICATION USE AMONG ELDERLY ATTENDING GERIATRIC AND MEDICAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN
(2016-02)The risk associated with taking multiple medications among the elderly could be well managed if the elderly ones adhere strictly to instructions and the relevant agencies play their respective roles. Previous work has ... -
PERCEIVED HEALTH BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG THE ELDERLY IN EGBEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2017-03)The elderly constitute a growing component of the populations. A spike in attendance and admission rate of the elderly in hospitals due to diseases associated with ageing has been on the increase. Low fitness has been ... -
PERCEIVED HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL WASTE DUMPSITE IN OGUNPA AND APATA COMMUNITIES, IBADAN OYO STATE
(2015-11)Globally, about 20 to 50 million tons of electronics and other techno-wastes are dumped in developing countries. Nigeria imports several tons of electronic and electrical second hand computers per month, three quarters of ... -
PERCEIVED PREPAREDNESS FOR PARENTING AMONG PERSONS INTENDING TO MARRY IN IBADAN NORTH AND AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2013-01)Good parenting is important for the overall development of children. In Nigeria, the level of preparedness for parenthood among persons intending to marry has not been adequately studied. This study was therefore designed ...