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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ROAD TRAFFIC CRASHES AMONG LONG DISTANCE DRIVERS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, OYO STATE
(2014-07)Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) are major causes of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. While previous studies had reported increases in RTC among long distance drivers and had associated this with their risky behaviours, not ... -
EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR IN MAN AND MOUSE: PHYSIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
(1989-04)Epidermal growth factor (EGF), which was first isolated from the mouse submaxillary gland and later from human urine belongs to a new class of polypeptides collectively known as growth factors. These growth factors regulate ... -
ERECTOGENIC AND SPERMIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF STEM BARK EXTRACTS OF Nauclea Latifolia (Smith) IN RABBITS
(2015-01)Erectile dysfunction is a sexual disorder to which both natural and synthetic remedies are being sought. Extract of Nauclea latifola (NL) has been used in folkloric medicine to ameliorate this sexual disorder; however there ... -
ERYTHROCYTE Ca++, Mg++ ATPase ACTIVITY IN DIABETIC NIGERIANS
(1998-03)CA++, Mg++ -ATPase is an important enzyme in CA++ homeostasis. Its activity has been investigated in conditions like hypertension and sickle cell disease. There is no information in the literature on the activity of CA++, ... -
ESTIMATES OF CHILDHOOD AND FEMALE ADULT MORTALITY IN MOKOLA AREA OF IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(2008-10)The effectiveness of public health programmes and policies can be measured by levels of specific morbidity and mortality indicators in a population. In particular, the levels of infant and childhood mortality could reflect ... -
ESTIMATES OF FERTILITY AND CHILD MORTALITY IN JOS NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, PLATEAU STATE
(2011-04)In Nigeria the database for fertility and child mortality are unreliable as a result of poor quality data from vital registration. There is a need to estimate these indicators, not only to assess maternal and child health ... -
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 ... -
EVALUATION OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC EFFECTS OF METHYL JASMONATE IN MICE
(2017-01)Psychosis is a chronic neurological disorder that impairs the quality of life of the patients and remains a major health challenge worldwide. Current drugs used to manage psychosis are expensive and only provide symptomatic ... -
EVALUATION OF ANTPSYCHOTIC EFFECTS OF METHYL JASMONATE IN MICE
(2017-01)Psychosis is a chronic neurological disorder that impairs the quality of life of the patients and remains a major health challenge worldwide. Current drugs used to manage psychosis are expensive and only provide symptomatic ... -
EVALUATION OF AUTOANTIBODIES AND HEPATITIS VIRAL MARKERS IN NIGERIANS WITH LIVER DISEASES
(2011-01)Liver disease is a major public health problem. Several diagnostic and aetiologic agents of liver diseases are known, but autoantibodies to liver antigens in Nigerians with liver diseases have not been extensively studied. ... -
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 ... -
EVALUATION OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FACTORS OF MEASLES INFECTION AND SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF A LOCAL ISOLATE OF THE VIRUS IN NIGERIA
(2000-08)Nigerian isolates of measles virus (MVNG) and its nucleotide sequence have not been compared with those of measles virus (MV) isolates from various parts of the world. This study therefore compared the neutralization ... -
EVALUATION OF EXTRACTS OF MORINDA LUCIDA AND OTHER DRUGS FOR ANTIMALARIA ACTIVITY
(1988-09)The impact of the problem of drug resistance on the capacity to provide adequate treatment for malaria is becoming more marked as more countries try to provide treatment facilities for their entire population. The need for ... -
AN EVALUATION OF HEALTH EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAMME OF THE AFRICAN REGIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE (ARHEC), UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, NIGERIA, 1975-1989
(1992-05)The African Regional Health Education Centre (ARHEC), which was founded in 1975, is the first of its kind for the preparation of professional health educators in Africa. The training programme has gone through 15 years ... -
AN EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUALISED SMOKING CESSATION TECHNIQUES AMONG CIGARETTE SMOKERS
(1992-10)An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of three individualized techniques on smoking reduction and cessation among 20 Tension Reduction and 21 Psychologically Addicted volunteer smokers. Subjects ... -
EVALUATION OF MECHANISMS UNDERLYING ANTIDEPRESSANT-LIKE EFFECT OF METHYL JASMONATE IN MICE
(2017-11)Depression is a chronic, recurrent and severe disease that affects millions of individuals worldwide and impairs the quality of life of the patients. The clinical efficacy of existing antidepressants has been compromised ... -
EVALUATION OF THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITIES OF EXTRACTS AND FLAVONOID-RICH FRACTION FROM Ocimum gratissimum LINN.(LAMIACEAE) LEAF
(2017-08)Inflammatory responses are among causes of ill health, impaired quality of life and untimely death. Naturally occurring phenolics are sale phytochemicals that provides combinatorial multitargeted therapy in chronic ... -
EVALUATION OF THE ANTISPYCHOTIC PROPERTY OF MORIN AND ITS MECHANISMS OF ACTION IN EXPERIMENTAL MICE
(2018-06)Psychosis is a chronic neuropsychiatric disease characterised by severe behavioural perturbations. Current drugs used in the management of the disease are associated with serious side effects. Therefore, compounds with ... -
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 ...