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THE IMPACT OF NUTRITION ON INTELLIGENCE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN IBADAN
(1988-08)A total of six hundred and four (604) children aged between 61 and 96 months were recruited from nine primary schools (private and public) within lbadan and its environs, to study the impact of nutrition on intelligence ... -
IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED DISEASE SURVEILANCE AND RESPONSE BY PUBLIC PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES IN TWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF OYO STATE
(2012-09)Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) was adopted in 1998 by the World Health Organisation-Regional committee for Africa as a strategy for strengthening the existing weak and multiple national surveillance ... -
INDIRECT ESTIMATES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN MOKOLA AREA, IBADAN
(2010-04)Most developing countries including Nigeria do not have effective systems for complete registration of births, deaths and other vital events from which data can be generated for the direct estimates of maternal mortality. ... -
INFANT FEEDING PRACTICE IN OYO TOWN IMPLICATION FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
(1992-10)Malnutrition is very prevalent among the children from age 0-5 years, most especially in the developing countries such as Nigeria. Hence the need to address ourselves to finding ways of overcoming this problem. The study ... -
INFLUENCE OF AGE, SEX AND NUTRIENT INTAKE ON BONE DENSITY OF RURAL NIGERIAN ADULTS
(1992-06)The influence of age sex, and nutrient intake on bone density was determined in 97 rural adult Nigerians (65 males and 32 females). Bone density indices were calculated from measurements on radiographs of the second ... -
INFLUENCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION ON UPTAKE AND USE OF FREELY DISTRIBUTED INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2013-01)ln Nigeria, malaria remains a threat to pregnancy outcomes, Despite the demonstrated effectiveness of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) in reducing malaria burden in pregnancy, its use among Nigerian pregnant women is still ... -
INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL CONNECTEDNESS ON PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN IBADAN NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE.
(2014-02)Parental Connectedness (PC), a social and emotional bond between parents and their children, influences the sexual behaviour of adolescents worldwide. In Nigeria, the effect of PC on the Sexual Behaviour (SB) of secondary ... -
INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL ACTIVITY ON ELDERLY (AGED 65+) SURVIVAL IN IDIKAN, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2012-06)There was a dearth of information on the relationship between social activities and survival of Nigerians at older age. This study provides some knowledge on the influence of social activity on the longevity of some ... -
INTERMITTENT PREVENTIVE TREATMENT FOR MALARIA AND PREGNANCY OUTCOME AMONG PARTURIENT WOMEN AT ADEOYO MATERNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2013-11)Malaria control programmes rely on the Antenatal Clinic (ANC) for the delivery of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy (IPTp). The IPTp with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is an effective strategy to reduce ... -
INTERVENING IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIMENSIONS OF TROPICAL DISEASES CONTROL AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN-AN EXTRAL CURRICULA APPROACH
(1986-11)Despite the remarkable advances in medical science over the years, millions of people in the developing world are still suffering from parasitic diseases which severely impede their social economic development. Among these ... -
JOB STRESS AND COPING TECHNIQUES AMONG BANK WORKERS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2016-01)Banking job has been identified as a very stressful occupation in Nigeria due to long working hours, high targets, work overload, intense competition, difficult customers and unfavourable policies. Currently in Nigeria, ... -
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AIDS AND PERCEIVED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO HIV AMONG MALE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA.
(2003-09)The reproductive health needs of the adolescent have received little attention, especially in developing countries like Nigeria It has been reported that male students are more likely to start having sex earlier than female. ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF HEALTH WORKERS TO CONTRACEPTIVES PROVISION AND USE AMONG UNMARRIED ADOLESCENTS IN IBADAN
(2011-01)Many studies have confirmed the practice of unprotected sex by unmarried adolescents (UA), and their vulnerability to unplanned pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted infections (STD), including HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, many ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MEN ABOUT EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA
(2014-02)Poor breastfeeding practice has been implicated as one of the cause of malnutrition in infancy. Malnutrition underlies the cause of 50% of mortality in under-five children worldwide. Exclusive Breast Feeding (EBF) rate in ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS CONSUMPTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2015-07)The consumption of fruits and vegetables play a significant role in human nutrition. Students are more inclined towards taking empty calorie foods with little consideration for healthy foods, especially fruits and vegetables. ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS HIV ANTI-BODY TESTING AND RISK BEHAVIOUR AMONG STUDENTS OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN OYO TOWN, OYO STATE NIGERIA.
(2002-08)Students in tertiary institutions are at risk of contracting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) because they fall within the age bracket that is in the sexually active age group. Although, many studies have been carried ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND COMPLIANCE OF POULTRY WORKERS REGARDING PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST AVIAN INFLUENZA IN LAGELU, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2011-10)Approximately 1.5 million birds have been culled as a result of Avian Influenza (Al) outbreak among poultries in Nigeria and one human fatal case had been reported. Poultry workers' knowledge of the factors which may ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND CONTRACEPTIVES USE BEHAVIOUR AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
(2016-04)Young people engage in risky sexual behaviour but do not utilize contraceptives. This has led to an increase in unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in this population. Most Previous studies have focused ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND INVOLVEMENT OF MARRIED MEN IN COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING IN IBADAN SOUTH – WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE
(2017-10)The quality of complementary foods has been established to be one of the most cost-effective strategies for improving health and reducing morbidity and mortality among children. Unbalanced nutrition in early life have ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION ABOUT HYPERTENSION AND ITS RISK FACTORS AMONG STAFF OF IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2016-02)Hypertension and other non-communicable diseases are currently responsible for at least 20% of all deaths in Nigeria. It cannot be denied that early detection and treatment of hypertension reduces the risk of cardiovascular ...