Faculty of Public Health: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
ASSESSMENT OF MEASLES CASE-BASED REPORTING IN ANIOCHA-SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE
(2008-09)The prevention and control of diseases pose a great challenge to the public health professionals especially in Africa. Effective communicable diseases control relies on effective surveillance and response systems that ... -
PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SYMPTOMS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG NEVER MARRIED ADOLESCENTS AGED 15-19 YEARS IN NIGERIA
(2011-07)Sexually Transmitted infections (STIs) symptoms have become common among adolescents in Nigeria in spite of the associated adverse health consequences. Generally, data on symptoms of sexually transmitted infections among ... -
EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY EYE OUTREACH PROGRAMME FOR EARLY GLAUCOMA DETECTION IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA
(2011-06)Glaucoma describes a group of eye diseases in which there is progressive damage to the optic nerve, leading to impaired vision and possibly blindness if untreated. Glaucoma is the commonest cause of irreversible blindness ... -
MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX AND RISK FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING A NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS CENTRE IN ZARIA, NIGERIA
(2010-09)Tuberculosis is one of the most widespread infectious diseases and a leading cause of death among adults worldwide. Globally, Nigeria ranks fourth among high tuberculosis countries and first in Africa with an incidence of ... -
MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES UTILIZATION AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES: COMPARISON AMONG TEENAGE AND NON TEENAGE MOTHERS IN NIGERIA
(2011-07)Teenage pregnancy is a common public health problem affecting nearly every society- developed and developing alike. There is a growing awareness that early child bearing has multiple consequences in terms of maternal ... -
ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS ATTENDING ANTI-RETROVIRAL CLINICS IN KOGI STATE
(2008-09)The acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a fatal illness caused by a retrovirus known as the human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) which breaks down the body's immune system, leaving the victim vulnerable to a host ... -
CLINICAL PROFILE AND OUTCOME OF CARE AMONG VAGRANT AND NON-VAGRANT MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS ADMITTED TO NEUROPSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, ARO-ABEOKUTA-NIGERIA
(2010-04)The vagrant mentally ill patients constitute an especially marginalised group with a scanty attention paid to them. There is a dearth of literature on this group of patients in the developing countries and most of the work ... -
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 ... -
ESTIMATION OF HIV PREVALENCE USING FERTILITY EXPERIENCE OF WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN NIGERIA
(2011-07)Use of sentinel site to obtain HIV/AIDS data on pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Nigeria shows that the prevalence rate of HIV has steadily been on the increase with recent decline to 5.0% in 2003 and 4.4% in ... -
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS AMONG ATTENDEES OF THE SPECIAL TREATMENT CLINIC, UCH IBADAN.
(2008-09)Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a common female genital tract infection that has been known to affect 75 % of women at least once in their lifetime. It is a disease associated with significant morbidity and health ... -
QUALITY OF LIFE AND BURDEN OF CARE IN PRIMARY FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS: A STUDY FROM SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA
(2011-06)Background: Majority of the people who care for persons affected by mental illness are family members, who also have to combine this with taking care of their own immediate family and personal needs. This role places a ... -
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 ... -
BIRTH ORDER AND EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS WITH TWO OR MORE CHILDREN ATTENDING A SECONDARY HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN IBADAN, OYO STATE
(2011-05)Background: The promotion and support of breast-feeding is a global priority. Breastfeeding is recommended by multiple health agencies as the preferred method of infant feeding for at least six months because of its numerous ... -
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 ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE PREPAREDNESS OF TEACHERS AS FAMILY LIFE EDUCATORS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SOMOLU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF LAGOS STATE NIGERIA
(2002-08)Family life education is increasingly being recognised as an innovation that can be used to address the reproductive health problems of young people such as early pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and abortion. ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF TRADITONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS ON THE PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD HIV TRANSMISSION IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2014-01)Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) a strategy to reduce HIV infection during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding. Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) take significant numbers of deliveries in Nigeria. ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND PRACTICES OF MARRIED MEN CONCERNING BIRTH-CONTROL METHODS IN IBARAPA CENTRAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-12)Married men are relatively neglected in Birth -Control (BC) related studies in Nigeria in spite of the importance of results from such investigations in designing strategics aimed at involving men in birth-control programmes. ... -
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 ... -
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. ...