African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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DIETARY HABITS AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN URBAN SLUM COMMUNITIES IN IBADAN NORTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
(2016-02)The growing trend in the prevalence of malnutrition among school children has been associated with inadequate and improper dietary habit(s). Increasing evidence suggests that lifestyle and dietary habits have a lifelong ... -
VECTOR COMPETENCE OF NIGERIAN STRAIN OF Aedes aegypti Linn. (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) FOR RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS.
(1995-02)Studies were carried out to determine the vector competence of Nigerian strain of Aedes aegypti for Rift Valley fever virus. Oral infection was carried out by feeding mosquitoes on (1) viraemic mice and (ii) suspension of ... -
ATTITUDE AND WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE AMONG EARLY ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE
(2016-02)Cervical cancer is a global public health and reproductive health issue, ranking forth among cancer-related mortality among women globally. It is the second most common cancer in women aged 15–44 years in Nigeria. Series ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, PATTERN OF UTILISATION AND PREFERENCES RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG FEMALE POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
(2016-03)Cervical Cancer (CC) is the commonest female genital tract cancer worldwide and one of the leading causes of death from cancer among women in developing countries. It develops mostly when one is infected with Human ... -
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES RELATING TO LONG -LASTING INSECTICIDAL NET AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER‒FIVES IN BUNDUAMA, PORT-HARCOURT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA
(2016-03)Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the Plasmodium. There are five identified species of the parasite, namely, Plasmodium viviax, P. falciparum, P. Ovale, P. Malariae and P. knowlesi. The parasite is transmitted ... -
ENERGY INTAKE, EXPENDITURE AND BODY COMPOSITION OF ADULT FEMALE CASSAVA FARMERS IN EDO STATE
(1994-11)One hundred and fifty three apparently healthy lactating and non-lactating women between the ages of 20-49 years, mean body weight (BW) (53.8 ± 10.1kg) and mean body height (159.0 ± 5.3 cm) were randomly selected for energy ... -
ASSESSMENT OF LEAD EXPOSURE AMONG CHILDREN IN SELECTED NURSERY SCHOOLS IN LAGOS METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
(2000-10)Lead in the environment comes from paints, petroleum, solder and through various routes such as water, food, air, dust and soil. Children of pre-school age are more exposed to these environmental hazards due to their habits ... -
Indigenous Knowledge Systems for the Treatment of Hypertension in Lusaka, Zambia: Perceptions, Knowledge and Practice.
(Zambian Medical Association, 2016-01)Indigenous knowledge systems and traditional technologies have made and can continue to make a significant contribution to modern medicines with discovery of novel molecules in the treatment of various conditions. The ... -
Indigenous Knowledge Systems for the Treatment of Hypertension in Lusaka, Zambia: Perceptions, Knowledge and Practice.
(Zambian Medical Association, 2016-01)Indigenous knowledge systems and traditional technologies have made and can continue to make a significant contribution to modern medicines with discovery of novel molecules in the treatment of various conditions. The ... -
DISPOSITION OF AMODIAQUINE IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS
(1988-12)The pharmacokinetics of amodiaquine have been examined in experimental animals (rats and rabbits) using an improved non-selective fluorimetric and more selective high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) methods with ... -
EVALUATION OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FACTORS OF MEASLES INFECTION AND SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF A LOCAL ISOLATE OF THE VIRUS IN NIGERIA
(2000-08)Nigerian isolates of measles virus (MVNG) and its nucleotide sequence have not been compared with those of measles virus (MV) isolates from various parts of the world. This study therefore compared the neutralization ... -
INFLUENCE OF AGE, SEX AND NUTRIENT INTAKE ON BONE DENSITY OF RURAL NIGERIAN ADULTS
(1992-06)The influence of age sex, and nutrient intake on bone density was determined in 97 rural adult Nigerians (65 males and 32 females). Bone density indices were calculated from measurements on radiographs of the second ... -
THE ROLE OF DIET IN THE ASSOCIATED RISK FOR NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT ON DIABETES MELLITUS (NIDDM) IN BORNO STATE OF NIGERIA
(1997-10)Diabetes Mellitus, especially Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM), has recently incurred epidemiologic investigation due to the many cases seen and the surmounting problems associated with its management. A ... -
FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HOME-MADE WEANING DIETS BASED ON TRADITIONAL WEANING PRACTICES IN ONDO STATE
(1993-02)One thousand four hundred and eight (1408) mothers whose children ranged between 4 and 36 months were recruited from well-baby clinics, immunization centers and the local communities from five local government areas of ... -
ZINC SUPPLEMENT DURING PREGNANCY AND EARLY LACTATION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN NIGERIAN WOMEN AND THEIR NEW BORN BABIES
(1989-05)Pregnant women who were booked at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital ante-natal clinic and whose gestational periods were between the tenth and fourteenth week were recruited into the study after medical screening for ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE NUTRITION IN NIGERIA
(2000-10)The nutritional status indicators in Nigeria, clearly demonstrate that the magnitude of malnutrition is of public health concern. These indicators show that 'stunting' is above 40%, 'underweight' is over 30% and 'wasting" ... -
MALARIA PARASITAEMIA AND HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSES TO SOME DEFINED PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM ANTIGENS IN NEWBORNS, INFANTS AND ADULT NIGERIANS
(1994-08)A cohort of mothers and their newborns at Igbo-Ora, Oyo state was studied longitudinally for 12 months to determine the incidence of malaria parasitaemia, episodes of clinical malaria and their humoral immune response to ... -
INTERVENING IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIMENSIONS OF TROPICAL DISEASES CONTROL AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN-AN EXTRAL CURRICULA APPROACH
(1986-11)Despite the remarkable advances in medical science over the years, millions of people in the developing world are still suffering from parasitic diseases which severely impede their social economic development. Among these ... -
PRODUCTION OF MONOCLONAL AND POLYCLONAL ANTIBODIES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF BANANA STREAK VIRUS, GENUS BADNAVIRUS
(2001-07)BSV was isolated and purified from infected leaves of IITA plantain hybrids (TMPx) by Methods A & B. Method A involved the use of sucrose cushion and caesium gradient during ultracentrifugation, while method B involved the ... -
PRESENCE OF N-NITROSAMINES AND RELATED COMPOUNDS IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL FOODS
(1991-02)The nitrosamine, nitrate, ntirite and amine contents of some indigenous vegetables, soup condiments, cereals, food staples and forages of tropical interest were investigated. Also examined were the nitrosation of these ...
