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DYSMENORRHOEA EXPERIENCES AND SELF MANAGEMENT PATTERNS AMONG THE FEMALE STUDENTS OF THE POLYTECHNIC, IBADAN.
(2015-04)Dysmenorrhoea is a common gynaecologic complaint among adolescents and young adult females. Depending on its duration and severity, it has negative impacts on normal daily activities and quality of life of women. The ... -
EATING HABITS AND PERCEIVED HEALTH CONSEQUENCES AMONG UNDERGRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-08)An understanding of the pattern of eating habits of undergraduates is important, as it could be protective or predictive to chronic diseases. So also is the identification of the factors affecting food choice, including ... -
AN EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSIS OF PERCEIVED HEALTH, PSYCHO-SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEEDS OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY HANSEN'S DISEASE IN ENUGU AND EBONYI STATES, NIGERIA.
(2011-01)In spite of great advances in Hansen’s disease (HD) control and treatment, the condition remains a major public health challenge in Nigeria. Previous studies focused largely on treatment-related issues to the neglect of ... -
EFFECT OF A 12-WEEK ENDURANCE EXERCISE PROGRAMME ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION, MOBILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE DEMENTIA
(2011-08)Dementia is a syndrome characterised by progressive and usually irreversible cognitive deficits severe enough to compromise activities of daily living. Regular endurance exercise is a proven modality in preventing secondary ... -
EFFECT OF A RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH POSTING ON MEDICAL STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEALTH EDUCATION ASPECTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
(1987-11)This evaluation case study looks at the effect of the rural Ibarapa Community Health posting on medical student attitudes and knowledge of the health education aspects of primary health care.The Igboora rural campus of the ... -
EFFECT OF BASELLA ABLA AND SOLANUM MACROCARPON VEGETABLES ON CYANIDE TOXICITY RAT
(2014-05)Some Nigerian staples contain certain levels of cyanide, which if ingest in large quantity can predispose to acute poisoning. Basella alba (BA) and Solanum macrocarpon (SM) are vegetables often consumed concomitantly with ... -
EFFECT OF CO-ADMINISTRATION OF ACETAMINOPHEN AND METHIONINE ON MICRONUTRIENT METABOLISM
(2013-06)Generally, altered micro-nutrient levels affect the anti-oxidant defense mechanism and impact significantly on genomic stability. Acetaminophen induces tissue damage, which is prevented by methionine. However, the influence ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
THE EFFECT OF DIET AND AFLATOXIN INTAKE OF BLOOD-CLOTTING TIME AND SOME SERUM CONSTITUENTS IN NON-HUMAN PRIMATE
(1977-09)The effects of diet and aflatoxin intake on blood coagulation and serum lipid levels investigated in four different species of non-human primates namely, Carcopithecus aethiops Tantalus, Erythrocebus patas, Cercopithecus ... -
THE EFFECT OF DIET ON THE METABOLISM OF AFLATOXIN IN THE MAMMAL
(1968-04)The metabolic fate of aflatoxin is of interest in connection with studies related to the mode of action of hepatotoxins in the induction of liver tumors. The ability of the toxin to interact with sub-cellular particles and ... -
EFFECT OF GAMMA IRRADIATION ON ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS AND SOME OF ITS TOXIC METABOLITES
(1976-09)Studies on the resistance of aflatoxin B1, B1 + B2, G1 and G1 + G2 against gamma irradiation in the dry state and when dissolved in chloroform or methanol were carried out by means of thin-layer chromatography, fluorescence ... -
THE EFFECT OF LEAD TOXICITY ON THE ATPase ACTIVITIES OF CALCIUM-PUMP AND P-GLYCOPROTEIN IN SOME ISOLATES OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM
(1999-02)The technique of ion exchange chromatography was used to isolate free Plasmodium falciparum used in the study and other techniques such as spectrophotometry, centrifugation, electrophoresis and densitometric scanning were ... -
EFFECT OF MOBILE-PHONE REMINDER TEST MESSAGES ON MOTHERS' KNOWLEDGE AND COMPLETION OF ROUTINE IMMUNISATION IN RURAL AREAS OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2017-02)Interventions aimed at promoting completion of Routine Immunisation (RI) in Nigeria have not yielded satisfactory results. Text Message Reminders (TMRs) through mobile phones have been used to promote adoption of ... -
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 ... -
EFFECT OF STORAGE CONTAINERS ON HOUSEHOLD DRINKING WATER QUALITY IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES IN IBADAN
(2013-03)Poor household water storage is one of the major factors contributing to contamination of drinking water in Nigeria. Studies have shown that sizes of containers opening can affect water quality, but little has been documented ... -
EFFECT OF TRADITIONAL FOOD PREPARATION TECHNIQUE ON THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF THE FRUIT OF TRECULIA AFRICANA
(1979-09)A nutritional study was carried out with the fruit of the tree, Treculia Africana. This fruit is used as food in many parts of Africa. In this study, the whole fruit of the plant, Treculia Africana, the raw unprocessed ... -
EFFECT OF TRAINING ON COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING, KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS ATTENDING IMMUNIZATION CLINICS AT ADEOYO MATERNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2016-12)The World Health Organization recommends that infants from age 6 months should be introduced to complementary foods, with continued breastfeeding, to meet their nutritional needs. However, malnutrition among infants in ... -
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, ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF AIDS EDUCATION USING SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG DEAF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(1998-09)AIDS education has been proffered as a major way of reducing HIV infection among "at risk populations" especially the adolescents. However, while majority of the educational interventions on AIDS have targeted apparently ...