African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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EFFECTS OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION FOR NURSES ON WOMEN'S KNOWLEDGE AND WILLINGNESS TO UPTAKE CERVICAL SCREENING SERVICES IN SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN IBADAN
(2014-06)Cervical cancer (CC) is a major cause of cancer mortality among women especially in developing nations. Low uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS) has been implicated. Countries with established screening programmes ... -
RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BREAST CANCER AMONG WOMEN IN TWO REFERRAL CENTRES IN NIGERIA
(2014-07)Breast Cancer (BC) is a common cause of death among Nigerian women. Past studies suggest that diet, lifestyle and environmental pollutants are more important risk factors in the aetiology of cancers. Identifying some of ... -
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 ... -
RISK FACTORS AND EFFECTS OF ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS ON PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM GAMETOCYTAEMIA IN NIGERIAN CHILDREN
(2007-07)Gametocytes are the sexual forms of Plasmodium species that are essential for the transmission of malaria. However, there is little information on the factors that influence their generation or carriage, a measure of ... -
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 ... -
THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE COVERING IN NON-CLINICAL AREAS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2015)Personal Protective Covering (PPC) is a professional garment used in the work place for personal protection by health workers. Earlier study in Ebonyi State focused on the potential for nosocomia infection transmission by ... -
Normal values in the adult Zambian.VI. Transferrin
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1976-08)A study of the concentration of transferrin in the normal Zambian adult is presented. There is no difference demonstrated between males and females but the time allowed for diffusion is important and values are given for ... -
Ketalar-Its use by a single operator.
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1977-10)Ketalar (Ketamine Hydrochloride) was used as the sole anaesthetic agent by a single operator in fifty cases of uterine evacuation. The procedure was easy in use, and safe. It was noted that Ketalar caused a significant ... -
Management of intracranial ventriculitis caused by multidrug resistant acinetobacter baumannii: case report and literature review
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)These researchers report a case of a male patient in our hospital who developed associated multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii (MDRAB) intracrainial ventriculitis and treated using intraventricular (IVT)plus ... -
UTILISATION OF CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AT THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF CLINIC MATERNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2016-02)Utilisation of contraceptive services especially among People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has emerged as a means to prevent unintended pregnancy and transmission of HIV. Previous studies have not adequately investigated ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF AZDIRACHTA INDICA OIL AS A POTENTIAL BIO-INSECTICIDE ON ANOPHELES GAMBIAE AND PERIPLANETA AMERICANA IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2008-12)Conventional insecticides are characterized by a lot of health and environmental problems. Consequently, there have been calls for alternatives with minimal toxicity. There is inadequate knowledge about the bio-insecticidal ... -
CYTOTOXICITY OF HEXAVALENT CHROMATE COMPOUNDS IN CH310T1/2 CELLS AND CYTOMODULATION BY SODIUM ARSENITE AND METHANOL EXTRACT OF Rauvolfia vomitora (Afzel) IN MICE
(2015-02)Exposure to certain hexavalent chromate compounds (HCC) causes lung and colon cancers. Their mechanisms of cytotoxicity are unclear, but believed to be affected by ascorbate and particle size. However, their role is not ... -
PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF KOLAVIRON AND QUERCETIN ON ATRAZINE-INDUCED NEURONAL AND TESTICULAR DAMAGE IN CELL LINES AND RATS
(2012-10)Neurodegenerative diseases and decline in male fertility are reported to be associated with exposure to environmental chemicals. Many agrochemicals including atrazine are known to induce reproductive and neuronal toxicity. ... -
ANTICANCER, ANTIOXIDANT AND IMMUNO-MODULATORY EFFECTS OF "ACACIA HONEY" IN SOME CANCER CELL LINES
(2014-11)Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Cancer curative properties of honey have been documented. However, there is dearth of information on the exact mechanism of anticancer effect of honey. This study was ... -
Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine(IPTP-SP)among postpartum women in Zomba district,Malawi: a cross-sectionals study
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Malaria in pregnancy causes adverse birth outcomes. Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is recommended as a chemoprevention therapy. Despite the effectiveness ... -
Factors associated with stress among mental health nurses in Lusaka and Ndola, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Stress is a common phenomenon affecting all individuals worldwide. It is part of life because individuals are bound by stressors from the moment they wake up in the morning until they drift into sleep at day’s end. Normally ... -
Factors associated with quality antenatal care services in Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2017)The quality of antenatal care (ANC) that pregnant women receive in Zambia continues to be poor despite several interventions. Research has shown that only 29% of women in Zambia receive high quality antenatal care. The ... -
Lived experiences of community home-based palliative caregivers in Ndola
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Palliative care in Zambia began in the 1990’s due to rising numbers of chronic illnesses of people infected with HIV and rising Non-communicable diseases such as Cancers at 60% in 85% of the Lower Medium Income Countries ... -
Factors associated with incomplete child immunisation: evidence from Lusaka,District
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Immunization is one of the most successful public health initiatives. The World Health Organization fact sheet, in 2017 indicates that immunization currently averts an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths every year. However, ... -
Heavy metal levels in drinking water sources and their potential human health risks in Chingola district of Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)One of the factors impeding access to safe water is water pollution. Of particular concern is heavy metal contamination of water bodies. This study was aimed at determining the levels of heavy metals in drinking water ...
