African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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FACTORS INFLUENCING COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL ANTIMALARIAL TREATMENT GUIDELINES BY FACULTY-BASED SECONDARY HEALTH CARE PHYSICIANS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
(2015-02)The National Antimalarial Treatment Guidelines (NATG) stipulates treatment actions for the management of malaria using Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT). Available evidence indicates that adoption of treatment guidelines ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF AN ENGINEERED WASTE DUMPSITE AT UVWIAMUGE, DELTA STATE :IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION
(1999-01)The Environmental Impact Assessment of an Engineered dumpsite and its implications for Public Health Education was investigated using dumpsite located at Uvwiamuge, a community in Ughelli North Local Government area of ... -
YOUNG PERSONS' PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDINAL DISPOSITION TO PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN IBADAN SOUTH-WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2011-01)The stigma associated with mental illness poses a serious public health concern in Nigeria. The phenomenon adversely affects sufferers' social relationships as well as their physical, psychological and emotional well-being. ... -
SELF-CARE MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN
(1986-11)This study was designed to determine the nature and extent of knowledge of cause, prevention and treatment of diabetes among diabetic patients. It sought to relate their diabetic management skills to knowledge, social and ... -
GASTRIN CONTENT AND ACTIVITY IN SOME RUMINANTS AND SOME EQUINES
(1973-06)Attempts were made to extract gastrin from the cardiac, fundic pyloric, duedenal osecal and colonic mucosa of goats, sheep, cattle, male and female donkeys, using a modification of the gastrin extraction method introduced ... -
A STUDY OF SOME ASPECTS OF HEALTH MANPOWER ON NIGERIA: THE SUPPLY OF NURSES
(1988)The purpose of this study is to examine the development of some aspects of health manpower in Nigeria. The central theme of the thesis is the supply of nurses. The study objective is to identify and examine the factors ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING COMPLIANCE WITH THE USE OF ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS AMONG PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL, ENUGU, NIGERIA
(2013-07)Anti-Retroviral (ARV) drugs are effective in reducing the incidence of death due to AIDS. The drugs are administered free of charge to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in designated clinics throughout Nigeria. Despite ... -
KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN IDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2015-01)Regular participation in HeaIth Promoting Physical Exercise (HPPE) is a preventive health behavior against disease conditions such as obesity and diabetes which are linked to sedentary lifestyle. Secondary School Teachers ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
PERCEPTION OF MOTHERS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN ABOUT INTESTINAL WORMS AND PRACTICE OF REGULAR DEWORMING AT MONIYA, AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE.
(2013-06)Intestinal worms are prevalent in the developing world and they constitute a major cause of malnutrition and other health problems including retardation of mental and physical development in children. Little is known on ... -
GLYCAEMIC RESPONSES TO SOME NIGERIAN STAPLE FOODS
(1998)This study was designed to investigate the influence of the mode of preparation of Nigerian staple foods on postprandial glycaemia and to determine the metabolic effects of different types of dietary fibre in these foods. ... -
RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS IN NIGERIA: COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL INFECTIONS OF THREE BREEDS OF INDIGENOUE SHEEP AND SERO-SURVEY OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL POPULATIONS
(1990-09)Electron microscopic examination by negative staining and antigen controlled immunodiagnosis techniques on the Zinga virus used for this study showed that it is a strain of Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus. This is based on ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NURSES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN OYO AND BENDEL STATES
(1991-03)A study of the factors associated with the mal-distribution of health service personnel between rural and urban areas was undertaken with a focus on Nurses and Community Health Workers (CHWs). The opinion of health managers ... -
PERCEPTION OF GOOD PARENTING PRACTICES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN SOUTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(2014-11)Good Parenting Practices (GPP) has a significant impact on the cognitive and emotional development of adolescents. There is a persistence of uncertainty in the parenting of adolescents compared to parenting younger children ... -
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE USE OF TEACHERS AND PARENTS AS SOURCE OF HEALTH INFORMATION TO PRIMARY FIVE PUPILS IN ONITSHA
(1988-07)The family (parents) and the School (teachers) are two major sources of health Information to primary school children. The health information so received by school children are meant to increase their health knowledge. But ... -
PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE OF PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS CONCERNING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IBADAN NORTH-EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2014-07)Corporal Punishment (CP) is one of the ways of disciplining students when they misbehave in many Nigerian schools. However, its application could lead to adverse physical consequences in students. In Nigeria, there are few ... -
AN EVALUATION OF HEALTH EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAMME OF THE AFRICAN REGIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE (ARHEC), UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, NIGERIA, 1975-1989
(1992-05)The African Regional Health Education Centre (ARHEC), which was founded in 1975, is the first of its kind for the preparation of professional health educators in Africa. The training programme has gone through 15 years ... -
MODULATING EFFECT OF POLYCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST AFLATOXIN B₁ MACROMOLECULAR COMPLEXES ON AFLATOXIN INDUCED HEPATOCARCINOGENESIS
(1990-11)Polyclonal immunoglobulin G antibodies were raised in adult male albino rabbits against aflatoxin B₁-bovine serum albumin, aflatoxin B₁-histone H₁ and aflatoxin B₁-microsomal proteins complexes after a single intradermal ... -
SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN ENERGY INTAKE, EXPENDITURE AND BODY COMPOSITION OF STUDENTS IN A NIGERIAN COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
(1994-10)Studies were carried out using students of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Nigeria, on energy intake, energy expenditure and body composition. There were two groups of students - the longitudinal and the cross ...
