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EVALUATION OF THE HEALTH EDUCATION COMPONENT OF DIARROEAL DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAMME AT IGBO-ORA RURAL HEALTH CENTRE
(1987-11)Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) is an innovative, inexpensive and effective approach to the treatment of diarrhoea and dehydration. Health education is a major component of an ORT programme. This study was designed to ... -
EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AND RELATED ANTECEDENT FACTORS AMONG LACTATING MOTHERS IN AYETE, IBARAPA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2011)Exclusive Breast Feeding (EBF) in the first six months of life is crucial for the survival and health of newborns and infants. All the nutritional needs of infants are contained in breast milk in the right amount and ... -
EXPERIENCE AND LEVEL OF SATISFACTION WITH INSTITUTIONALIZED MEDICAL CHECK UP AMONG STAFF OF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2015-03)Medical check-up (MC) is a type of screening test for those in the general public that do not have any particular disease; when patients exhibit symptoms they are referred to consult with a doctor in a specialized ... -
EXPERIENCE OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AMONG MARRIED MEN IN IBADAN NORTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(2016-02)Intimate partner violence is a public health issue which should be of concern to everyone. There are quite a number of studies which focus mainly on women as victims yet there exist a great percentage of men who are ... -
EXPERIENCE OF STRESS AND COPING MECHANISM AMONG POLICE OFFICERS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, OYO STATE.
(2017-02)Policing is considered one of the most stressful occupations which expose police officers to occupational, organizational, and personal stressors. This is true in a country like Nigeria with increased profiling of crime ... -
EXPERIENCES AND PERPETRATION OF INCEST AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA.
(2015-10)The practice of incest has been on the increase globally in the recent past and most of the victims suffer in silence. Though incest has serious negative influence on its victims, it has not been fully investigated in ... -
EXPERIENCES OF ADOLESCENT’S REGARDING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT AND THEIR PERCEIVED HEALTH CONSEQUENCES IN IBADAN NORTH-EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2017-02)Corporal punishments also referred to as physical punishment is a disciplinary method in which a supervising adult deliberately inflicts pain upon a child in response to a child’s unacceptable behaviour and/or inappropriate ... -
EXPERIENCES OF HEALTH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL HAIR RELAXATION AMONG FEMALE MASTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
(2015-12)Chemical hair relaxers has found widespread use in African Negroid women given their desire to straighten their curly hair, the pressure from advertisers, fashion and contact with other cultures. This process of ... -
EXPERIENCES OF MENARCHE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2009-12)Menarche (onset of menstruation) is a normal developmental milestone among adolescent girls. The experience could be characterized by varying physical problems and emotional reactions. There is dearth of information in ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PHYSICIANS AND THEIR PATIENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
(1979-06)Some of the attitude of patients towards physicians as well as the sex and age of consulting physicians were studied. An attempt was also made to assess the influence of these attitude on the satisfaction of patients with ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING COMPLIANCE WITH THE USE OF ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS AMONG PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL, ENUGU, NIGERIA
(2013-07)Anti-Retroviral (ARV) drugs are effective in reducing the incidence of death due to AIDS. The drugs are administered free of charge to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in designated clinics throughout Nigeria. Despite ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND DISCONTINUATION AMONG MARRIED WOMEN IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IBADAN, OYO STATE
(2017-03)Contraceptive use has been documented as an important factor in improving women’s health. However, the level of use is sub-optimal in many low and middle income countries. In particular, oral contraceptive (OC) use has ... -
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY OUTCOME AMONG ANC CLINIC ATTENDEES IN ODEDA LGA OF OGUN STATE
(2008-09)The concept of antenatal care has been universally-recognized as a very good model of preventive health care. Over the years, it has impacted positively on improving birth-outcomes in many countries. However, this has ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING ADHERENCE TO ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS RECEIVING CARE AT ADEOYO MATERNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, YEMETU, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2017-03)Maintaining optimal adherence to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) is essential for HIV infection management. The long-term maintenance of ART remains an important issue, especially in limited -resource setting where additional ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG EMMANUEL ALAYANDE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENTS OYO, OYO STATE
(2016-02)Current evidence reveals an upward trend in Alcohol Consumption (AC) among college students in Nigeria with grave health-related consequences of violence, accidents, suicide and alcohol-related ailments. However, information ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING ANTENATAL CARE ATTENDANCE DURING FIRST TRIMISTER AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN UTILISING MOTHER AND CHILD HOSPITAL, AKURE ONDO STATE
(2017-04)Maternal mortality is a strong indicator of maternal health. Studies in Nigeria have attributed, high maternal mortality to late antenatal care (ANC) attendance. First trimester (FT) is a critical determinant of pregnancy ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING COMPLIANCE WITH DIETARY REGIMEN AMONG RENAL OUT-PATIENTS IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2015-07)Kidney Diseases (KD) are among the non-communicable diseases with high prevalence in recent times especially in developing countries. Despite the significant role of diets in management of KD, there have been conflicting ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL ANTIMALARIAL TREATMENT GUIDELINES BY FACULTY-BASED SECONDARY HEALTH CARE PHYSICIANS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
(2015-02)The National Antimalarial Treatment Guidelines (NATG) stipulates treatment actions for the management of malaria using Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT). Available evidence indicates that adoption of treatment guidelines ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING DELIVERY OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES IN A SECONDARY HEALTH FACILITY AND MISSION HOME IN IBADAN
(2011-07)Low birth weight is an important factor that affects neonatal mortality. It is also a significant determinant of post-neonatal infant mortality and of infant and childhood mortality. Low birth weight (<2,500g) is of clinical ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING DIETARY INTAKE OF PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRES IN ILE-IFE, NIGERIA
(2015-03)Adequate and proper Maternal Nutrition (MN) during pregnancy is essential for Maternal and Child Health (MCH). Inadequate Dietary Intake (DI) during pregnancy, however, is a major proximate determinant of poor MCH in ...