Faculty of Public Health: Recent submissions
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HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOURS, KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF CATARACT AMONG PATIENTS AWAITING SURGERY AT THE AJEROMI GENERAL HOSPITAL, LAGOS, NIGERIA
(2012-03)Cataract is a problem of public health importance worldwide, which accounts for most of the causes of blindness among persons aged 50 years and above in Nigeria. People’s perceptions of cataract and their cataract related ... -
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES AND PREVALENCE OF MALARIA PARASITE AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN TWO COMMUNITIES IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2014-04)Malaria remains a major public health problem with different prevalence rates across the rural-urban areas of Nigeria. It is also a major cause of morbidity and mortality among pregnant women and children. However, evidences ... -
NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT OF HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN ATTENDING CLINICS AT SENTINEL SITES IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-06)HIV-Positive Women (HPW) are nutritionally vulnerable and account for 60% of PLWHA in Nigeria. Adequate dietary intake has been found to improve the nutritional status of People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Anti Retroviral ... -
PREVALENCE OF HEALTH-RELATED RISK FACTORS AMONG PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2012-05)Healthy adolescents are important assets in the socio-economic growth and development of any nation. However, several factors, such as poor Reproductive Health Knowledge (RHK), Risky Sexual Behaviours (RSB), poor dietary ... -
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 ... -
COMPARISON OF LIFESTYLE, NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND VULNERABILITY AMONG THE ELDERLY IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2014-12)The proportion of the elderly (≥65 years) is increasing in Nigeria and presently constitute 3.2% of the population. Although adequate nutrition is essential for healthy ageing, many elderly become vulnerable to nutritional ... -
MATERNAL OCCUPATION AND CHILD NUTRITIONAL CARE AMONG WORKING MOTHERS OF CHILDREN AGED 6-24 MONTHS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS
(2014-11)Malnutrition is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood; pre-school children mainly depend on their mothers for their nutritional care. The involvement of mothers in income generating activities can limit ... -
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, ... -
DETERMINANTS OF MATERNAL AND UNDER-FIVE CHILD MALNUTRITION IN AGUATA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
(2012-09)High maternal and under-five child malnutrition still persists in Nigeria, despite interventions such as development of relevant policies to combat them by government and other agencies. Though risk factors of malnutrition ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE DIETARY IRON INTAKE AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF LACTATING MOTHERS IN OWERRI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IMO STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-08)Iron Deficiency is among the nutritional challenges of public health concern in developing countries like Nigeria. The risk of iron deficiency increases during the periods of rapid growth and during lactation. Studies on ... -
PATTERN OF MATERNAL WEIGHT GAIN AND PREGNANCY OUTCOME AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIDA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
(2014-05)Malnutrition in pregnant women is of public health concern because of its associated risk both to the women and their infants. Inadequate weight gain in pregnancy is a known risk factor for poor pregnancy outcome. Limited ... -
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 ... -
HOME MANAGEMENT OF CONJUNTIVITIS AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN ETI-OSA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, LAGOS STATE
(2007-10)Conjunctivitis is the most common infectious disease of the eyes affecting children. In developing countries, poverty, socio-cultural beliefs. taboos and exposure to harmful traditional practices predispose children to ... -
NOCTURNAL ERURESIS AMONG CHILDREN AGED FIVE TO TWELVE YEARS IN IDIKAN COMMUNITY IBADAN
(2006-06)Normal Enuresis (NE) (Bedwetting at night) is a problem associated with several psychological and behavioural consequences. Studies have been carried out in many countries establishing its prevalence and complications. ... -
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 ... -
RURAL URBAN DIFFERENCES IN HIV/AIDS BELIEFS, KNOWLEDGE AND AT-RISK PRACTICES IN EGBEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, LAGOS STATE
(2008-06)The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a major public health concern. Massive campaigns are on Nigeria to sensitize the populace about the modes of HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention. The mass media and outreach programs are veritable ... -
ASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTION, AETIOLOGICAL, LACIORS AND IMPLICATION OF LOW BACK PAIN AMONG PACKAGING WORKERS IN NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC, IBADAN.
(2005-08)Low Back Pain (LBP) is a worldwide public health problem. It is more common during the adult years with first episode often occurring among economically active people in their twenties and thirties. Studies have shown that ... -
WEANING PRACTICES AMONG NURSING MOTHERS IN IBADAN NORTH-WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF OYO STATE: IMPLICATION FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION
(2008-01)Weaning is a process by which foods other than breast milk are introduced gradually into the baby's diet, first to complement breast milk and progressively to replace it and adapt the child to the adult diet. Many risks ... -
SEXUAL RISK TAKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG CUSTOMS PERSONNEL IN THE SEME BORDER COMMAND, NIGERIA
(2007-10)Despite the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, many customs officers still fail to recognize their personal risk of infection. Preliminary investigations show that customs personnel ... -
THE STATUS OF DELIVERY OF HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES IN OYO STATE NIGERIA
(2004-03)Health Education is generally accepted as a major tool for promoting the delivery of Primary Health Care (PHC) services in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. Although previous reports have shown that the ...