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AN ASSESSMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION OF SEX EDUCATION
(1987-09)Sex education in schools is a controversial subject. Not all authorities on sex education agree that it should be given in schools. Some state that it is the responsibility of a child's parents, since parents know their ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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. ... -
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EXPERIENCE OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND CONTRACTING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG CURRENTLY MARRIED WOMEN IN NIGERIA
(2014-04)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health issue that occurs worldwide and is associated with adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes including sexually transmitted infections (STis). STis have ... -
ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION TOWARDS POST-PARTUM WEIGHT GAIN AMONGST MOTHERS RECEIVING POST-NATAL SERVICES IN PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OYO-STATE, NIGERIA
(2016-02)Excessive weight gain during pregnancy has been shown to predispose women to higher postpartum weight retention and possibly long-term overweight with long and short term consequences for both mother and the infants. ... -
ATTITUDE AND WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE AMONG EARLY ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2016-02)Cervical cancer is a global public health and reproductive health issue, ranking forth among cancer-related mortality among women globally. It is the second most common cancer in women aged 15–44 years in Nigeria. Series ... -
THE ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHERS AND PUPILS TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES IN IBADAN SCHOOLS
(1979-06)The provision of satisfactory environmental health facilities in schools is very essential for the promotion of health of both teachers and pupils. In this dissertation, teachers’ attitudes and practices to the use and ... -
AUDIT OF PROTOCOL SUBMISSIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN/UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL HEALTH RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE (2002-2007)
(2010-03)The University of lbadan/University College Hospital Health Research Ethics Committee (UI/UCH HREC) was established in 2002 to review and approve all research proposals submitted by staff and students of the two institutions. ... -
AVAILABILITY AND USE OF INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION (IEC) MATERIALS BY HEALTH WORKERS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS
(2000-10)Health education is a major responsibility of most health facility staff. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials such as posters, and flipcharts are designed to make the health workers educational role ... -
AVAILABILITY OF DIETARY IRON AND INFLUENCE OF INHIBITORS AND/OR ENHANCERS ON IRON STATUS OF ADOLESCENTS
(1990-01)The bio-availability of iron from diets consumed by 160 apparently healthy Nigerians adolescents (aged 11-18 years) resident in an institution was assessed. The level of enhancers (ascorbic iron) and inhibitors (phytic and ... -
AWARENESS AND ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING PRACTICES OF COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS AND PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS IN IBADAN SOUTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
(2015-03)Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Detection and spontaneous reporting of ADRs by private providers could reduce their consequences. Little is known about the awareness ... -
AWARENESS AND CHECKING OF VITAMIN A LOGO ON FOOD LABELS AMONG POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE
(2009-04)Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem in Nigeria. It dramatically increases morbidity from several diseases. Few studies have documented the awareness and checking of vitamin A Logo on food labels among ... -
AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM) IN SURULERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
(2005-11)Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) for birth spacing is a natural form of family planning. To practice LAM a woman must give breast milk for at least 85% of her child's feedings for at least six months while at the same ... -
AWARENESS AND UTILIZATION OF AFFORDABLE MEDICINE FACILITY MALARIA AMONG CAREGIVERS OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN IN IBADAN NORTHWEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2013-07)Access to Artemisinin Based Combination Therapy (ACTs) by most people at risk of malaria has been a challenge. A global subsidy under the initiative Affordable Medicine Facility-malarial (AMFm) was recommended to crowd ... -
AWARENESS AND WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT MALARIA VACCINE AMONG CARE-GIVERS OF UNDER-5 CHILDREN IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NIGERIA
(2012-08)Efforts have been directed at the prevention of malaria in pregnant women and young children who carry the greatest burden of disease. Malaria continues to be a leading cause of pain, death and poverty in sub-Saharan ... -
BARBERS' KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF HIV INFECTION IN BARBER SHOPS IN IBADAN SOUTHWEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA.
(2008-12)All the respondents were male. Though some females were encountered during the study none was involved in the act of barbing. They were either shop owners (employing stylists) or members of barbers’ union. The age of the ... -
BARRIERS TO UTILIZATION OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING SERVICES AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP IN ONDO TOWN, ONDO STATE
(2015-03)Cervical cancer (CC) is the malignant cancer of the cervix area and human papilloma virus infection is the necessary factor for the development of nearly all cases of cervical cancer. CC is the second most commonly ... -
BIOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF METHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACT OF SPONDIAS MOMBIN LINN
(2011)Spondias mombin is used traditionally in Nigeria for the management of malaria, diarrhoea and microbial infections but there is insufficient data from pharmacological investigations on its properties. The effects of the ... -
BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF GENETIC VARIANTS OF GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE IN NIGERIA
(1969-03)Comparative biochemical studies have been carried out on five genetic variants of human erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in Nigeria. These variants A, A-, B, Ijebu-Ode and Ita-Bale in order of decreasing ...