African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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WEANING PRACTICES AMONG NURSING MOTHERS IN IBADAN NORTH-WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF OYO STATE: IMPLICATION FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION
(2008-01)Weaning is a process by which foods other than breast milk are introduced gradually into the baby's diet, first to complement breast milk and progressively to replace it and adapt the child to the adult diet. Many risks ... -
SEXUAL RISK TAKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG CUSTOMS PERSONNEL IN THE SEME BORDER COMMAND, NIGERIA
(2007-10)Despite the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, many customs officers still fail to recognize their personal risk of infection. Preliminary investigations show that customs personnel ... -
THE STATUS OF DELIVERY OF HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES IN OYO STATE NIGERIA
(2004-03)Health Education is generally accepted as a major tool for promoting the delivery of Primary Health Care (PHC) services in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. Although previous reports have shown that the ... -
THE EFFECTS OF PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION AND CHLOROQUINE THERAPY ON THE CONJUGATION OF OESTRADIOL-178 BY THE RAT LIVER
(1976-08)The conjugation of 14e-oestradiol-l7 β by rat liver homogenates was studied using a modified version of Boo and Breuer’s method (1969). This consists of incubating the homogenates with cofactors at 37°C for four hours and ... -
Misdiagnosis of heart failure for Amlodipine adverse reaction
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)This is a case report of misdiagnosis of heart failure for amlodipine related adverse reaction. Amlodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker frequently used in drug treatment of essential hypertension. Adverse ... -
Appropriateness of antipsychotic drugs prescribed for First episode psychosis by clinicians at Chainama Hills college hospital in Lusaka
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Mental health disorders pose an increasing burden on societies all over the world. Notable one is Psychosis, a debilitating condition that presents as marked distortion in thinking and perception, whose first presentation ... -
Increasing problem of alcohol abuse among the Zambian population in the psychiatric setting
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Alcohol abuse is related to the development of cancer, neuropsychiatric disorders, cardiovascular diseases and cirrhosis of the liver among others. Level of alcohol abuse varies in different subpopulations and is hypothesized ... -
Description of cases of parasuicides reported at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka. Zambia: preliminary findings
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Parasuicide has become a public health problem of importance. A sample size of 207 case records of patients was estimated considering a prevalence of 16+5% obtained in the project area, z=1.96 and margin of error of 5%. ... -
Determinants of fetal mortality in Zambia.
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2018)A pregnancy that does not terminate into a live birth is a public health concern. The aim of the paper was to determine factors associated with fetal deaths in Zambia. This paper uses data from the 2013/2014 Zambia Demographic ... -
National Health--Care Waste Management Plan 2015 – 2019
(Ministry of Heath, 2015)This document has been developed as a guide to all institutions producing health care waste in planning and implementation of interventions that will reduce mismanagement of hazardous waste in Zambia. The National Health-Care ... -
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 ... -
A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF INDUCED MALARIA (P.BERGHEI) ON THE TRANSKETOLAEE ACTIVITY AND RELATED BIOMEDICAL INDICES IN MICE AND RAT
(1984-07)Induced cerebral malaria (P. berghei) studied in mice and rats produced significant loss in the activity of the energy, transketolase which resulted in elevated thiamine pyrophosphate percentage effect (TPP%E) indicating ... -
EFFECT OF GAMMA IRRADIATION ON ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS AND SOME OF ITS TOXIC METABOLITES
(1976-09)Studies on the resistance of aflatoxin B1, B1 + B2, G1 and G1 + G2 against gamma irradiation in the dry state and when dissolved in chloroform or methanol were carried out by means of thin-layer chromatography, fluorescence ... -
STUDIES IN POSSIBLE BIOCHEMICAL FACTORS IN NIRIDAZONE (Anbilhar) INDUCED TOXICITY
(1983-05)Some biochemical interactions of various doses of Niridazole with tissue components have been studied. In-vivo and in-vitro studies with rats have shown that (14C) Niridazole (Anbilhar) binds covalently to tissue proteins ... -
BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF SOME PLANT EXTRACTS IN USE AS ANTI-MALARIALS IN WESTERN NIGERIA
(1975-09)In order to investigate the antimalarial property of some local medicinal plants namely Asardirachta indica, Morlnda lucida, Alstonia boonei, Enantia ohlorantha and some mixtures of plants used especially in the Western ... -
COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF THE AFLATOXINS ON SOME ENERGY-LINKED FUNCTIONS OF RAT LIVER MITOCHONDRIA IN VITRO
(1975-09)Aflatoxins B1, B2, M1, G1 and G2 were isolated and purified. By chemical, spectrophotometric and polarographic techniques, the effects of these compounds on some energy-linked functions of rat liver mitochondria were ... -
INTERACTION OF PROSTAGLANDIN E2(PGE2) WITH NORADRENARINE AND ITS ANTAGONISTS IN THE ISOLATED MESSENTRIC ARTERY OF RAT
(1980-07)The effect of PG32, PGF2a- and PGI2, on vasoconstriction induced by different mechanisms was studied in the isolated rat mesenteric artery as described by McGregor (1965). Vasoconstriction was induced by mechanisms involving ... -
Renal Tuberculosis in Zambia: Observation on 900 Consecutive Autopsies
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1984-01)The findings of a retrospective study of 900 consecutive autopsies in the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka undertaken in order to determine the incidence of renal tuberculosis among indigenous Zambians ... -
Chloroquine Resistant Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Confirmed By In-Vitro Testing in a District Hospital
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1984-01)The occurence of chloroquine resistant malaria in the Eastern Province of Zambia is reported. It was possible for a laboratory technician experienced in parasitology to undertake tests for ... -
Prevalence of bilharzia in Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1974-01)There has been a considerable accumulation of data in recent years enabling a more accurate assessment of the extent of bilharzia in Zambia than has been possible hitherto. The data fall into two groups. The first consists ...
