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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 ... -
IMMUNOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE ANTIGENE OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MALARIA
(1971-12)ABSTRACT In a previous thesis, the study of certain aspects of the immune response of man to Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Ibadan, Nigeria were investigated. An attempt was made for the search of a suitable source of ... -
IMPACT OF MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND GENERAL HEALTH STATUS OF CAREGIVERS
(2011-11)Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a neuropaediatric condition which occurs as a result of damage to an immature brain resulting in abnormal motor development requiring special care. Caring for children with CP may affect the quality ... -
THE IMPACT OF NUTRITION ON INTELLIGENCE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN IBADAN
(1988-08)A total of six hundred and four (604) children aged between 61 and 96 months were recruited from nine primary schools (private and public) within lbadan and its environs, to study the impact of nutrition on intelligence ... -
IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED DISEASE SURVEILANCE AND RESPONSE BY PUBLIC PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES IN TWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF OYO STATE
(2012-09)Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) was adopted in 1998 by the World Health Organisation-Regional committee for Africa as a strategy for strengthening the existing weak and multiple national surveillance ... -
IN VITRO ABSORPTION AND METABOLISM OF SOME NATURAL ESTROGENS IN RAT INTESTINE
(1980-09)In vitro intestinal absorption and metabolism of two natural estrogens, estradiol and estrone sulphate,were studied and compared using uneverted sacs from different segments of the rat intestine. Absorption was measured ... -
INDIRECT ESTIMATES OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN MOKOLA AREA, IBADAN
(2010-04)Most developing countries including Nigeria do not have effective systems for complete registration of births, deaths and other vital events from which data can be generated for the direct estimates of maternal mortality. ... -
INFANT FEEDING PRACTICE IN OYO TOWN IMPLICATION FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
(1992-10)Malnutrition is very prevalent among the children from age 0-5 years, most especially in the developing countries such as Nigeria. Hence the need to address ourselves to finding ways of overcoming this problem. The study ... -
INFLUENCE OF AGE, SEX AND NUTRIENT INTAKE ON BONE DENSITY OF RURAL NIGERIAN ADULTS
(1992-06)The influence of age sex, and nutrient intake on bone density was determined in 97 rural adult Nigerians (65 males and 32 females). Bone density indices were calculated from measurements on radiographs of the second ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF CHLOROQUINE PHOSPHATE ON MALE REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONS
(1991-09)The influence of Chloroquine phosphate on Male reproductive functions in the adult and pre-pubertal rats was studied. Chloroquine phosphate dissolved in distilled water was administered intraperitoneally daily to the rats ... -
INFLUENCE OF FREE RADICAL -MEDIATED MEMBRANE DAMAGE ON ERYTHROCYTE Ca²⁺-HOMEOSTASIS IN CERTAIN PATHOLOGICAL STATES
(1990-11)The possible nature of toxic oxygen from radical species generated in vivo under pathological conditions as well as the relationship between oxygen free radicals and/or lipid peroxidation and the abnormal regulation of ... -
INFLUENCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION ON UPTAKE AND USE OF FREELY DISTRIBUTED INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2013-01)ln Nigeria, malaria remains a threat to pregnancy outcomes, Despite the demonstrated effectiveness of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) in reducing malaria burden in pregnancy, its use among Nigerian pregnant women is still ... -
INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL CONNECTEDNESS ON PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN IBADAN NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE.
(2014-02)Parental Connectedness (PC), a social and emotional bond between parents and their children, influences the sexual behaviour of adolescents worldwide. In Nigeria, the effect of PC on the Sexual Behaviour (SB) of secondary ... -
INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL ACTIVITY ON ELDERLY (AGED 65+) SURVIVAL IN IDIKAN, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2012-06)There was a dearth of information on the relationship between social activities and survival of Nigerians at older age. This study provides some knowledge on the influence of social activity on the longevity of some ...