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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 ... -
HEALTH WORKERS KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES RELATING TO AVIAN INFLUENZA INFECTIONS IN PERI-URBAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2012-08)Avian Influenza (Al) is a serious public health problem in Nigeria and Primary Health Care (PHC) workers have important roles to play in its control. However, their knowledge and practices relating to Al have not been fully ... -
HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOURS RELATED TO HYPERTENSION AMONG ELDERLY IMMIGRANTS IN THE HAUSA COMMUNITY OF IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE NIGERIA
(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) ... -
HEARING AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AMONG PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2013-04)Hearing and visual impairment are disabling conditions limiting communication and social connectivity. These can negatively affect school performance, cognitive and emotional status of children. Few studies have been ... -
HEARING LOSS, ITS PERCEPTIONS PREVENTIVE PRACTICE AMONG MACHINISTS EXPOSED TO NOISE POLLUTION IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
(2008-11)Abstract In Nigeria, there is dearth of information on the prevalence of hearing loss among machinists. Their perceptions anti practices relating to noise pollution have not been fully investigated. The objective of this ... -
HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN WATER, Clarias gariepinus and Tilapia guineensis FROM AGODI LAKE IN IBADAN
(2012-08)The presence of heavy metals in food remains an issue of public health concern. At low concentrations above threshold limit, they are poisonous and can lead to toxicity in humans. Several studies have assessed heavy metals ... -
HERPES TYPE-2 VIRUS AND CARCINOMA OF CERVIX UTERI IN NIGERIANS: IMMUNOVIROLOGICAL STUDIES
(1976-03)In the search for etiology of carcinoma of the cervix uteri, various factors have been implicated by various workers. The disease has been shown to have a venereal origin, following on its significant association with ... -
HISTOCHEMISTRY OF RAT SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA AFTER ORAL ADMINISTRATION SILVER NITRATE
(1979)The investigations making up the thesis were aimed towards elucidating the structural and histochemical effects of toxic doses of silver nitrate on rat small intestinal mucosa at three different sites. The studies were ... -
HIV PREVALENCE AND PREDICTORS AMONG SEXUALLY ACTIVE NIGERIAN YOUTHS
(2012-07)The HIV/ AIDS pandemic is one of the greatest health challenges facing mankind and now the leading cause of death in Africa and third largest globally. An estimated 2.6 million people became newly infected with HIV in ... -
HIV/AIDS EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHRISTIAN AND ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN OYO AND KADUNA STATES, NIGERIA
(2010-12)Studies and anecdotal records have shown that religious leaders influence their followers' actions and choices they also play some pedagogical roles which makes them constitute potential HIV AIDS educators. There is however ... -
HIV/AIDS EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHURCHES AND MOSQUES IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
(2007-09)The five percent HIV prevalence rate of year 2004 in Nigeria has clearly shown that the country is at a critical stage in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A recent survey indicated that religion plays an important role in decision ... -
HIV/AIDS PREVENTIVE HEALTH BEHAVIOURS AMONG UNDERGRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2010-07)Studies have shown that HIV/AIDS remains a major public health challenge worldwide and the adoption of preventive health behaviour holds the key to its control. Little is known, however, about the typology of preventive ... -
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 ... -
HOME MANAGEMENT OF DIARRHOEA AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IN IDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2017-03)Diarrhoea is one of the leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in many developing countries. Mothers of under five children play a critical role in the home management of diarrhoea but little is known about ... -
HOMOZYGOUS SICKLE HAEMOGLOBINOPATHY IN NIGERIAN CHILDREN: ITS PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS ON THEIR FAMILIES
(1991)The literature is replete with empirical evidence on how parents of Caucasian origin react to hereditary, chronic and disabling diseases in their children. However, there is very little information on the reaction of ... -
HORMONE AND DRUG STIMULATION OF TESTOSTERONE SECRETION IN THE RAT LEYDIG CELL
(1995-07)The steroidogenic response of rat Leydig cell to gonadotrophin and prolactin was used to modify an in vitro experimental model for studies an the effect of some medicinal extracts on testosterone secretion. The crude ... -
HOUSING CONDITIONS AND PERCEIVED HEALTH EFFECTS ON UNDER-5 CHILDREN ON OMI-ADIO, IDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2014-02)Living conditions and sanitary housing are important social determinants of health. Under-5 (U-5) children living in poor or overcrowded conditions are vulnerable to respiratory infections and other health problems.The ... -
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE-1 SEROTYPES AND SOME ASPECTS OF PHENOTYPIC PROPERTIES OF THE VIRUS ISOLATES IN NIGERIA
(1999-08)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus aetiologically and epidemiology associated with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The prevalence of HIV infection and the disease and incidence of AIDS are ... -
HUMAN LOIASIS IN WESTERN NIGERIA
(1974-07)An attempt has been made in this study to bridge some of the gaps in our knowledge of loiasis in Western Nigeria. At this same time, areas for future research which might lead to a better understanding of the disease ... -
HYPOLIPIDAEMIC, ANTIOXIDATIVE AND HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF Persea americana (Lauraceae) LEAF EXTRACTS IN RATS)
(2010-05)Hyperlipidaemia and oxidative stress are important factors in the pathogenesis of chronic degenerative and inflammatory diseases. Persea americana (Lauraceae) has been widely used in ethnomedicine in the treatment of various ...