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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE UTILISATION OF PRIVATE REFUSE COLLECTORS AMONG RESIDENTS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2016-03)Improper solid wast management contributes to the spread of communicable diseases. Private Refuse Collectors (PRC) are critical to proper solid waste management. Factors influencing the utilisation of PRC have not been ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING UTILISATION OF POSTNATAL CARE SERVICES IN IBADAN SOUTHWEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2016-08)Postnatal Care (PNC) is the essential care given to mothers and neonates after childbirth to promote their survival. Despite the importance of PNC, its utilisation is poor in Nigeria. Several factors influence its utilisation ... -
FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNINTENDED PREGNANCY AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE
(2015-12)Unintended Pregnancy (UP) among Adolescent Girls (AGs) is a major public health challenge with high morbidity and mortality. These girls are predisposed to socio-economic deprivation, mental health difficulties and drug ... -
FATHER'S INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNICATING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES WITH MALE ADOLESCENTS IN IBADAN NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-06)Parental Communication (PC) on Reproductive Health Issues (RHIs) with adolescents may have significant influence on their sexual behaviours. Female adolescents due to their peculiar physiological development, especially ... -
FEEDING PRACTICES AND OCCURENCE OF DIARRHOEA AMONG CHILDREN OF LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS IN IBADAN CITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
(1992-02)Diarrhoeal diseases still constitute major causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. Various studies have shown the incidence rate of diarrhoeal diseases to be lower among children who are exclusively breastfed ... -
FERTILITY DIFFERENTIALS IN THE WEST AFRICAN SUB-REGION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GHANA AND NIGERIA
(2012)Nigeria and Ghana are the most densely populated countries in the West African sub region with Nigeria being over 140 million people with a population growth rate of 2.4% and Ghana being over 24 million people and a ... -
FOOD SAFETY AND HYGIENE CONDITIONS IN SELECTED PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH BOARDING FACILITIES IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2013-01)Cases of food contamination and poisoning in boarding schools have been reported in Nigeria. Although researches have been carried out on food safety in Nigerian schools, not many studies were conducted in boarding schools ... -
FOOT CARE PRACTICES AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG DIABETIC OUTPATIENTS AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-02)The population studied consists mainly of females (116), compared to the males (88) with over ninety percent of respondents being above age 50. The results from this study reveals that majority of the respondents have an ... -
FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HOME-MADE WEANING DIETS BASED ON TRADITIONAL WEANING PRACTICES IN ONDO STATE
(1993-02)One thousand four hundred and eight (1408) mothers whose children ranged between 4 and 36 months were recruited from well-baby clinics, immunization centers and the local communities from five local government areas of ... -
A FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
(1969-04)Needham (1942) in the glossary of his book "Biochemistry and Morphogenesis" defines "functional differentiation" as the differentiation of tissues as the result of forces arising out of the functions which they are ... -
GASTRIN CONTENT AND ACTIVITY IN SOME RUMINANTS AND SOME EQUINES
(1973-06)Attempts were made to extract gastrin from the cardiac, fundic pyloric, duedenal osecal and colonic mucosa of goats, sheep, cattle, male and female donkeys, using a modification of the gastrin extraction method introduced ... -
GENETIC DIVERSITY AND CORECEPTOR USAGE OF HIV-1 STRAINS AMONG INFECTED INDIVIDUALS PRESENTING AT A VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING AND TESTING CENTRE IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2013)Molecular analyses of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have shown great genetic diversity among strains of the virus. The diversity has implications on efficiency of its transmission, pathogenesis, diagnosis, vaccine ... -
GENETICS AND PATHOGENICITY OF THREE H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA A VIRUS ISOLATES OF CHICKEN IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
(2011-09)Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza A (HPAI) H₅NI outbreak has been reported in several African countries including Nigeria. The outbreak continues to pose a risk to human health and livelihood. The genetics and pathogenicity ... -
GLYCAEMIC RESPONSES TO SOME NIGERIAN STAPLE FOODS
(1998)This study was designed to investigate the influence of the mode of preparation of Nigerian staple foods on postprandial glycaemia and to determine the metabolic effects of different types of dietary fibre in these foods. ... -
GROUP B STREPTOCCAL INFECTIONS IN IBADAN
(1983-11)This present study on group B streptococcal (GBS) diseases was carried out between 1977 and 1982 in Ibadan, the largest indigenous Black African city, and capital of Oyo State of Nigeria, with an estimated population of ... -
HAZARD ANALYSIS CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS WITH GENDER COHORT IN CASSAVA PROCESSING FACTORY IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2008)Surveillance and reporting of food-borne disease outbreaks are scanty in developing countries. There is no data on the magnitude of contribution of cassava food products to food-borne hazards. Therefore, the objectives of ... -
HEALTH CARE-SEEKING BEHAVIOUR DURING PREGNANCY AMONG WOMEN OF AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2000-10)The problems of maternal morbidity and mortality have been associated with inappropriate health care seeking behaviour in pregnancy and childbirth. As a result, WHO and UNICEF established the Safe Motherhood initiative ... -
HEALTH EDUCATION APPROACH TO THE TRAINING OF PATENT MEDICINE SELLERS AT IGBO-ORA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
(1990-12)The relevance of training to manpower development for primary health care cannot be overemphasized. Patent medicine sellers play important roles in the study area where they serve as the first port of call for residents ... -
HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGES IN IBADAN
(1979-06)School Health Education in Nigeria is currently facing identity crisis. Its teaching is at present carried out at all levels of the educational system as an appendage to other subjects, particularly physical education ... -
HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES IN SELECTED SECONDARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN IBADAN
(2017-03)ABSTRACT Health Promoting Hospital (HPH) is a concept for hospital development within the framework of re-orientation of health care services. It is one of the major action areas for an overall health promotion (HP) ...