African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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EFFECT OF A 12-WEEK ENDURANCE EXERCISE PROGRAMME ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION, MOBILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH MILD TO MODERATE DEMENTIA
(2011-08)Dementia is a syndrome characterised by progressive and usually irreversible cognitive deficits severe enough to compromise activities of daily living. Regular endurance exercise is a proven modality in preventing secondary ... -
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES AND PREVALENCE OF MALARIA PARASITE AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN TWO COMMUNITIES IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2014-04)Malaria remains a major public health problem with different prevalence rates across the rural-urban areas of Nigeria. It is also a major cause of morbidity and mortality among pregnant women and children. However, evidences ... -
NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT OF HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN ATTENDING CLINICS AT SENTINEL SITES IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-06)HIV-Positive Women (HPW) are nutritionally vulnerable and account for 60% of PLWHA in Nigeria. Adequate dietary intake has been found to improve the nutritional status of People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Anti Retroviral ... -
PREVALENCE OF HEALTH-RELATED RISK FACTORS AMONG PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2012-05)Healthy adolescents are important assets in the socio-economic growth and development of any nation. However, several factors, such as poor Reproductive Health Knowledge (RHK), Risky Sexual Behaviours (RSB), poor dietary ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MEN ABOUT EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA
(2014-02)Poor breastfeeding practice has been implicated as one of the cause of malnutrition in infancy. Malnutrition underlies the cause of 50% of mortality in under-five children worldwide. Exclusive Breast Feeding (EBF) rate in ... -
COMPARISON OF LIFESTYLE, NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND VULNERABILITY AMONG THE ELDERLY IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2014-12)The proportion of the elderly (≥65 years) is increasing in Nigeria and presently constitute 3.2% of the population. Although adequate nutrition is essential for healthy ageing, many elderly become vulnerable to nutritional ... -
MATERNAL OCCUPATION AND CHILD NUTRITIONAL CARE AMONG WORKING MOTHERS OF CHILDREN AGED 6-24 MONTHS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS
(2014-11)Malnutrition is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood; pre-school children mainly depend on their mothers for their nutritional care. The involvement of mothers in income generating activities can limit ... -
EFFECT OF TRAINING ON HEALTH WORKERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NUTRITION COMPONENTS OF SAFE MOTHERHOOD INITIATIVE IN EGBEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
(2012-05)Safe Motherhood Initiative (SMI) was launched with the aim of reducing the high maternal mortality ratio in developing countries and health workers are key to achieving this. One of the core components of SMI is nutrition, ... -
DETERMINANTS OF MATERNAL AND UNDER-FIVE CHILD MALNUTRITION IN AGUATA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
(2012-09)High maternal and under-five child malnutrition still persists in Nigeria, despite interventions such as development of relevant policies to combat them by government and other agencies. Though risk factors of malnutrition ... -
ANTIMALARIAL AND ANTITUBERCULAR ACTIVITIES OF CRUDE METHANOL EXTRACT AND FRACTIONS OF THE BULB OF CRINUM JAGUS ( Linn.)
(2015-02)Crinum jagus is a medicinal plant used traditionally to treat tuberculosis, malaria and other bacterial infections. However, there are limited documented scientific studies to substantiate the use of this plant. Due to ... -
PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF Allium cepa ON CYANIDE-INDUCED TOXICITY IN WISTAR RATS
(2015-04)Cyanide inhibits cellular cytochrome C oxidase, promotes reactive oxygen species production and causes organ damage. The possible ameliorative effects of Methanol Extract of the Bulb of Allium cepa (MEAC) on cyanide intake ... -
Low birth weight
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1977-08)A retrospective analysis of 2401 consecutive births revealed a lowbirth weight rate of 11.4 percent of all births and 14.2 percent of all live borns. Sixtyfive percent of late fetal and ... -
Zambia Essential Medicines List
(Ministry of Health, 2013)Essential medicines are those that satisfy the needs of the majority of the population and therefore should be available at all times, in adequate amounts and in the appropriate dosage forms. -
EFFECTS OF CHLOROQUINE, ARTHEMETER-LUMEFANTRINE AND ARTESUNATE ON EXPERIMENTAL COLITIS IN RATS
(2014-02)Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterised by inflammation, ulceration and bleeding of the colonic mucosa. The etiology is still unknown. Studies have shown that some anti-malarial drugs ... -
COMPARATIVE METABOLISM OF LINAMARIN (2β-D- GLUCOPYRANOSYL OXY) -2METHYLPROPANE NITRILE) IN RATS AND MICE
(2013-07)Cyanide interferes, acutely, with cellular respiration by inhibiting cytsochrome oxidase activity. Living in the tropics increased vulnerability to cyanide mainly through ingestion of free Hydrocyanic Acid (HCN) derived ... -
METABOLISM OF LIPIDS IN KWASHIORKOR
(1969)A study of lipid metabolism in Nigeria kwashiorkor children has shown that the serum phospholipids, total cholesterol, cholesterol esters and total fatty acid levels were low when compared with the values for control ... -
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 ... -
PATTERN OF MATERNAL WEIGHT GAIN AND PREGNANCY OUTCOME AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIDA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
(2014-05)Malnutrition in pregnant women is of public health concern because of its associated risk both to the women and their infants. Inadequate weight gain in pregnancy is a known risk factor for poor pregnancy outcome. Limited ... -
EFFECT OF SPENT ENGINE OIL AND ITS CONSTITUENT HEAVY METAL UPTAKE USING COWPEA AS A MODEL
(2012-10)Disposal of Spent Engine Oil (SEO) on farmlands is one of the environmental problems creating unsatisfactory conditions for plant growth and human health. Studies have shown that SEO contain contaminants which can be ... -
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 ...
