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EATING HABITS AND PERCEIVED HEALTH CONSEQUENCES AMONG UNDERGRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-08)An understanding of the pattern of eating habits of undergraduates is important, as it could be protective or predictive to chronic diseases. So also is the identification of the factors affecting food choice, including ... -
AN EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSIS OF PERCEIVED HEALTH, PSYCHO-SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEEDS OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY HANSEN'S DISEASE IN ENUGU AND EBONYI STATES, NIGERIA.
(2011-01)In spite of great advances in Hansen’s disease (HD) control and treatment, the condition remains a major public health challenge in Nigeria. Previous studies focused largely on treatment-related issues to the neglect of ... -
EFFECT OF A RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH POSTING ON MEDICAL STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEALTH EDUCATION ASPECTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
(1987-11)This evaluation case study looks at the effect of the rural Ibarapa Community Health posting on medical student attitudes and knowledge of the health education aspects of primary health care.The Igboora rural campus of the ... -
EFFECT OF BASELLA ABLA AND SOLANUM MACROCARPON VEGETABLES ON CYANIDE TOXICITY RAT
(2014-05)Some Nigerian staples contain certain levels of cyanide, which if ingest in large quantity can predispose to acute poisoning. Basella alba (BA) and Solanum macrocarpon (SM) are vegetables often consumed concomitantly with ... -
EFFECT OF COOKING METHODS ON CADMIUM AND LEAD CONCENTRATIONS IN AFRICAN CATFISH (Clarias gariepinus)
(2015-07)Cadmium and Lead are heavy metals whose presence in water bodies account for seafood contamination. Consumption of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) contaminated fish poses carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks to man. ... -
THE EFFECT OF COOKING ON THE ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT OF SOME NIGERIAN FOODSTUFFS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO VITAMIN C STATUS OF THE CONSUMERS
(1980-09)In Nigeria, fresh fruits like oranges, guava, mango etc. and leafy vegetables like 'sokoyokoto’ (Celosia argentea L), ' tete ' (Amaranthus spp. L), ‘gbure’ of ascorbic acid (AA.) but these fruits are fast becoming more ... -
THE EFFECT OF LEAD TOXICITY ON THE ATPase ACTIVITIES OF CALCIUM-PUMP AND P-GLYCOPROTEIN IN SOME ISOLATES OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM
(1999-02)The technique of ion exchange chromatography was used to isolate free Plasmodium falciparum used in the study and other techniques such as spectrophotometry, centrifugation, electrophoresis and densitometric scanning were ... -
EFFECT OF MOBILE-PHONE REMINDER TEST MESSAGES ON MOTHERS' KNOWLEDGE AND COMPLETION OF ROUTINE IMMUNISATION IN RURAL AREAS OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2017-02)Interventions aimed at promoting completion of Routine Immunisation (RI) in Nigeria have not yielded satisfactory results. Text Message Reminders (TMRs) through mobile phones have been used to promote adoption of ... -
EFFECT OF SPENT ENGINE OIL AND ITS CONSTITUENT HEAVY METAL UPTAKE USING COWPEA AS A MODEL
(2012-10)Disposal of Spent Engine Oil (SEO) on farmlands is one of the environmental problems creating unsatisfactory conditions for plant growth and human health. Studies have shown that SEO contain contaminants which can be ... -
EFFECT OF STORAGE CONTAINERS ON HOUSEHOLD DRINKING WATER QUALITY IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES IN IBADAN
(2013-03)Poor household water storage is one of the major factors contributing to contamination of drinking water in Nigeria. Studies have shown that sizes of containers opening can affect water quality, but little has been documented ... -
EFFECT OF TRAINING ON COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING, KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS ATTENDING IMMUNIZATION CLINICS AT ADEOYO MATERNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2016-12)The World Health Organization recommends that infants from age 6 months should be introduced to complementary foods, with continued breastfeeding, to meet their nutritional needs. However, malnutrition among infants in ... -
EFFECT OF TRAINING ON HEALTH WORKERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NUTRITION COMPONENTS OF SAFE MOTHERHOOD INITIATIVE IN EGBEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
(2012-05)Safe Motherhood Initiative (SMI) was launched with the aim of reducing the high maternal mortality ratio in developing countries and health workers are key to achieving this. One of the core components of SMI is nutrition, ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF AIDS EDUCATION USING SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG DEAF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(1998-09)AIDS education has been proffered as a major way of reducing HIV infection among "at risk populations" especially the adolescents. However, while majority of the educational interventions on AIDS have targeted apparently ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF AZDIRACHTA INDICA OIL AS A POTENTIAL BIO-INSECTICIDE ON ANOPHELES GAMBIAE AND PERIPLANETA AMERICANA IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2008-12)Conventional insecticides are characterized by a lot of health and environmental problems. Consequently, there have been calls for alternatives with minimal toxicity. There is inadequate knowledge about the bio-insecticidal ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF HANDWASHING WITH TWO SELECTED SOAPS ON COLIFORM REDUCTION AMONG PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2014-02)Improperly washed hands can serve as a medium for transmission of pathogens. Handwashing with soap is an important method of reducing bacterial infections. In Nigeria, studies have been carried out on handwashing with soap ... -
EFFECTS OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AMONG SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
(2000-12)In Nigeria, risky sexual behaviours are widespread among adolescents, placing many in this population at high risk of unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and associated complications. Schools provide an ... -
EFFECTS OF TRAINING AND PROVISION OF COLLECTION BIN ON SOURCE-SEPARATION OF SOLID WASTES AMONG WORKERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2009-11)Source-separation is a solid waste management strategy which aids recycling. In Nigeria, only a little is known about this practice and the characteristics of solid wastes generated in institutions of higher learning. The ... -
EFFECTS OF TRAINING ON KNOWLEDGE AND QUALITY OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARENTS AND THEIR ADOLESCENTS IN TWO COMMUNITIES IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2016-03)Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) problems are emerging public health concerns in Nigeria; yet they can be tackled through Parent-Adolescent intervention. However, paucity of information exists on knowledge and quality ... -
ENERGY INTAKE, EXPENDITURE AND BODY COMPOSITION OF ADULT FEMALE CASSAVA FARMERS IN EDO STATE
(1994-11)One hundred and fifty three apparently healthy lactating and non-lactating women between the ages of 20-49 years, mean body weight (BW) (53.8 ± 10.1kg) and mean body height (159.0 ± 5.3 cm) were randomly selected for energy ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF AN ENGINEERED WASTE DUMPSITE AT UVWIAMUGE, DELTA STATE :IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION
(1999-01)The Environmental Impact Assessment of an Engineered dumpsite and its implications for Public Health Education was investigated using dumpsite located at Uvwiamuge, a community in Ughelli North Local Government area of ...