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KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES RELATING TO LONG -LASTING INSECTICIDAL NET AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER‒FIVES IN BUNDUAMA, PORT-HARCOURT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2016-03)Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the Plasmodium. There are five identified species of the parasite, namely, Plasmodium viviax, P. falciparum, P. Ovale, P. Malariae and P. knowlesi. The parasite is transmitted ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, ECONOMIC COST AND HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR RELATING TO DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN, OYO STATE
(2016-03)Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a serious disease condition that is prominent in all countries of the world including Nigeria. The rising prevalence of DM and the complications is a major public health concern. The knowledge, ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, PATTERN OF UTILISATION AND PREFERENCES RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG FEMALE POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
(2016-03)Cervical Cancer (CC) is the commonest female genital tract cancer worldwide and one of the leading causes of death from cancer among women in developing countries. It develops mostly when one is infected with Human ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, PRACTICE AND BARRIERS OF VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION AMONG SECONDARY HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS
(2015-04)There has been reported shortage of blood in most hospitals’ blood bank in Ibadan. Voluntary blood donation (VBD) is the foundation for safe and sufficient blood supply in healthcare facilities. Healthcare workers can ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, PRACTICE OF PERSONAL HYGIENE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN NORTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-08)Personal Hygiene (PH) is fundamental to the prevention and control of communicable diseases and maintaining good health. Many communicable diseases of public health importance which affect Secondary School Students (SSS) ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, PSYCHO-SOCIAL EFFECTS AND COPING TECHNIQUES RELATING TO INFERTILITY AMONG WOMEN RECEIVING TREATMENT IN TERTIARY HOSPITALS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2015-06)Infertility-related challenges among women constitute a major reproductive health concern in Nigeria. The social stigma associated with infertility often place a psychological burden on infertile women and they in addition, ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, RISK FACTORS AND UTILISATION OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING SERVICES AMONG MALE STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA.
(2015-06)Prostate Cancer (PC) is a public health problem in Nigeria. Male staff in tertiary hospitals have important roles to play in the promotion of screening service. Information related to male staffs’ knowledge and pattern of ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTIONS AND PATTERN OF BLOOD DONATION AMONG FACILITY BASED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2010-06)The availability of blood is a major public health concern globally because the amount of Wood donated annually falls short of what is required in spite of increased awareness programmes. In Nigeria, there is a dearth of ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTIONS AND RISK OF CONTRACTING HIV FROM SPOUSES AMONG MARRIED WOMEN IN OMI-ADIO COMMUNITY, IDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2011-10)Anecdotal evidence has shown that for many women around the world, the primary means of contracting HIV is marital sex. In Nigeria,the perceived vulnerability of married women to HIV infection through sex with their spouses ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES AND PERCEPTION OF MALARIA AND ITS HOME MANAGEMENT USING ARTEMISININ-BASED COMBINATION THERAPY (ACT) AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDERFIVE IN YEMETU COMMUNITY OF IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IBADAN
(2017-10)Malaria is a serious public health problem, yet preventable and treatable.The disease is one of the world’s highest rates of all cause of mortality for children under five, and about one in six children die before their ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES AND PERCEPTION RELATED TO ABORTION AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2015-06)Abortion-related complications among young persons in the institutions constitute a public health problem in many developing countries including Nigeria. Previous studies on the antecedent factors relating to abortion among ... -
KNOWLEDGE, RISK BEHAVIOURS AND USE OF HIV COUNSELLING AND TESTING SERVICES AMONG KOGI STATE POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS, LOKOJA, NIGERIA
(2012-03)In Nigeria, students in institutions of higher learning are at great risk of HIV infection. Although HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) is an effective approach to HIV prevention, not much has been documented about the ... -
KNOWLEGDE AND PRACTICE OF PLACEMENT OF UNDER-FIVE IN FRONT SEATS OF VEHICLE AMONG PARENTS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2016-02)The growing trend in the prevalence of Infant Mortality and Morbidity has been associated with placement of children in front seats and non-use of age-appropriate restraint seats in vehicles, especially among Under-5 and ... -
KNOWLEGDE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE AMONG POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN
(2015-03)The growing trend in the prevalence of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) has been associated with inadequate and improper physical exercise, especially among young people and older adults. Few studies have documented ... -
LEAD AND CADMIUM CONTENT OF COMMONLY CONSUMED LEAFY VEGETABLES IN OPEN MARKETS IN IBADAN AND WARRI, NIGERIA
(2015-03)Leafy vegetables are the most predominant constituents of Nigerian cuisine and are essential sources of vitamins and minerals. Urban activities in cities like Warri and Ibadan may elevate heavy metal (HM) concentrations ... -
LEVELS, TRENDS AND DIFFERENTIALS IN UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY IN NIGERIA (1990-2008)
(2014-01)High Under-five Mortality (U5M) rate in Nigeria constitutes a source of public health concern. However, statistics for monitoring its levels, trends and differentials to assess the effectiveness of intervention strategies ... -
LIVING SITUATIONS OF JUNE 1987 SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS IN A RURAL NIGERIAN COMMUNITY
(1990-04)This was a descriptive study of the living situations of 363 members of the June,1987 set of school leavers from the four senior secondary schools in Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria, who made their first attempt and finished ... -
MALARIA TREATMENT OUTCOME AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN ATTENDING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES IN UMUAHIA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ABIA STATE NIGERIA.
(2010-10)Malaria remains a major health problem in Africa where one child in 10 dies before the age of five years. Despite the availability of affordable preventive/curative interventions in the Primary Health Centres (PHC) in ... -
MALARIA TREATMENT PRACTICES OF UNDER-FIVE CAREGIVERS AND WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT A DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT PACKAGE FOR MALARIA IN ONA-ARA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2011-07)Background: Home management of malaria (HMM) using artemisinin-based combined therapy (ACT) has proved to be very effective in the treatment of malaria in rural communities. Efforts have been undertaken to increase ACT ... -
MARRIED WOMEN'S KNOWLEDGE OF AND INTENTION TO USE FEMALE CONDOM IN IBADAN SOUTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2008-12)Women constitute over 50% of those infected with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa where the pandemic poses major public health problems and one-third of these women are married. Although various protective devices against ...