African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
UTILISATION OF IMMUNISATION SERVICES AMONG NURSING MOTHERS IN LAGELU GOVERNMENT AREA, IBADAN, NIGERIA
(2011-06)Immunization is an effective preventive measure against some childhood disease. Recent studies have shown that there is a decline in immunization coverage and a resurgence of vaccine preventable childhood diseases in ... -
AVAILABILITY AND USE OF INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION (IEC) MATERIALS BY HEALTH WORKERS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS
(2000-10)Health education is a major responsibility of most health facility staff. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials such as posters, and flipcharts are designed to make the health workers educational role ... -
A STUDY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFICERS PERFORMANCE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN NIGERIA
(1986-04)The concept of using non-physicians to provide primary health care (PHC) emerged in Nigeria in order to achieve the objective of increasing health care accessibility to larger population, especially in the rural areas. ... -
NUTRITIONAL CHANGES IN SOME NIGERIAN FOODS DURING DIETARY PREPARATION AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE MAMMALIAN BODY
(1967-06)Starting with a comprehensive review of the research already done in the related field of nutrition, the chemical composition of 20 Nigerian food materials which are used in the preparation of six common local diets has ... -
MAGNESIUM METABOLISM IN DIABETES MELLITUS AND THE EFFECTS OF MAGNESIUM ADMINISTRATION ON PLASMA GLUCOSE AND INSULIN LEVELS
(1995-09)Magnesium plays an important role in human metabolic activities. Its role in glucose metabolism is well established. However, there are still some conflicting views on the altered magnesium homeostasis in diabetic states ... -
SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF Bartonella henselae AN OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN IN ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
(1997-12)Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is an infectious disease, implicated as an opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients. So far, Bartonella henselae (Rochalimaea henselae), remains the most acceptable ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, PRACTICE OF PERSONAL HYGIENE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN NORTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-08)Personal Hygiene (PH) is fundamental to the prevention and control of communicable diseases and maintaining good health. Many communicable diseases of public health importance which affect Secondary School Students (SSS) ... -
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF FLUOROSIS
(2001-01)Fluorosis, a disease due to high fluoride intake by communities is distributed world-wide. It is mostly associated with water supplies whose fluoride levels exceed 1mg/l. Chronic Fluorosis causes brownish discoloration of ... -
MAJOR SKELETAL COMPLICATIONS OF SICKLE-CELL DISEASE IN IBADAN, NIGERIA, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
(1986-06)The landmark contributions to the recognition and understanding of sickle-cell disease at the clinical, cellular and molecular levels are reviewed. The variable natural history of the disease with environmental and ... -
AUDIT OF PROTOCOL SUBMISSIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN/UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL HEALTH RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE (2002-2007)
(2010-03)The University of lbadan/University College Hospital Health Research Ethics Committee (UI/UCH HREC) was established in 2002 to review and approve all research proposals submitted by staff and students of the two institutions. ... -
CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF TOXIC FLUORESCENT SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS (LINK) WHEN CULTURED ON PALMSAP
(1969-09)Czapek medium, Czapek-Dox medium, glucose-ammonium nitrate medium and palmwine of different ages have been used in the culture of Aspergillus flavus (Link ex Fries). Of these growth media, unfermented palmwine (palmsap) ... -
THE MODULATION OF RAT LIVER MICROSOMAL CALCIUM ION-PUMPING ATPase BY DICOPHANE AND LOW PROTEIN INTAKE
(1992-05)The effect of the liver tumour promoter, dicophane, with those of low protein intake (LPI) in the functional expression of rat liver microsomal Ca²⁺-ATPase were compared. The effects of dicophane and LPI on the activity ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF LEUCINE AMINOPEPTIDAE IN TRYPANOSOMA (DUTTONELLA) VIVAX
(1994-09)The genetic diversity in 13 stocks and clones of T. vivax from East and West Africa was compared by isoenzyme analysis of 13 enzymes. The Ugandan and West African stocks and clones showed a very high degree of genetic ... -
SPERM ANTIBODY AS FACTOR OF INFERTILITY IN NIGERIAN MALES
(1999-04)Sperm antibodies (SA) have been observed as a cause of infertility. The production of the SA have in some circumstances been attributed to chronic infection of the genital tract. In Nigeria, sexually transmitted diseases ... -
LEVELS, TRENDS AND DIFFERENTIALS IN UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY IN NIGERIA (1990-2008)
(2014-01)High Under-five Mortality (U5M) rate in Nigeria constitutes a source of public health concern. However, statistics for monitoring its levels, trends and differentials to assess the effectiveness of intervention strategies ... -
STATUS OF ORAL HYGIENE AND PERIODONTAL HEALTH OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN IBADAN: EFFECT OF INTERVENTION THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION
(1997-08)A study was conducted on the status of oral hygiene and periodontal health of primary school children drawn from two different socio-economic backgrounds in lbadan. The schools were the University Staff School, and the ... -
AN EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUALISED SMOKING CESSATION TECHNIQUES AMONG CIGARETTE SMOKERS
(1992-10)An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of three individualized techniques on smoking reduction and cessation among 20 Tension Reduction and 21 Psychologically Addicted volunteer smokers. Subjects ... -
ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY IN THE PORT HARCOURT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE: IMPLICATION FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
(1995-05)This is an exploratory descriptive study with the purpose of providing some information on the problems of adolescent pregnancy and early motherhood and health education intervention in the Port Harcourt Local Government ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF AIDS EDUCATION USING SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG DEAF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(1998-09)AIDS education has been proffered as a major way of reducing HIV infection among "at risk populations" especially the adolescents. However, while majority of the educational interventions on AIDS have targeted apparently ...
