ABSTRACT Brief Background: Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder in pregnancy affecting 5-14% of all pregnancies worldwide. Preeclampsia is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases later in life of both the mother and the baby. It is common but its aetiology remains unknown. It is the most common, yet least understood disorder of pregnancy. Despite a steady reduction in maternal mortality from this disorder in more developed countries, the aetiology still remains uncle...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus that is a slowly replicating retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This is a condition in humans with progressive failure of the immune system that allows life threatening opportunistic infections and cancer to thrive (Douek, Koup, McFarland, Sullivan, and Luzuriaga, 2000). HIV/AIDS is now a chronic disease similar to other chronic illnesses such as diabetes an...
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ABSTRACT The study investigated into determinations of family planning utilization among women of reproductive age between 15 – 49year in Bududa district in Eastern Uganda. Five objectives and six research questions were used to guide the study. The researcher carried out a retrospective descriptive study. Review or study of the available records was used in the collection of the data for the period between April 2011–May 2013.The study was aimed at documenting information on family plann...
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SOAP PRODUCTION USING CHAMOMILE OIL Background of the studyWhat is soap? Soaps are divided into two main types: Toilet and Industrial.These are few definition of soap. One of definition, soap is an alkali metal salt of a long-chain fatty acid and is manufactured using vegetable and animal fats. Besides, soap is a chemical compound or mixture of chemical compounds forming from the interaction of fatty acids and alkaline solution. The alkaline solutions often called lye usually used in making s...
Tuberculosis (TB) has been a leading cause of death in the world, especially to immunocompromised individuals. The need to create awareness on recent advances in tuberculosis vaccinology , to determine how Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine has aid to reduce the contraction of tuberculosis is importance. Currently, newer vaccine development is an active area of research and development (R&D) to limit Tb infection, reactivate latent Tb and tackle the spread of MDR/XDR-Tb. The relatio...
ABSTRACT This study sought to identify barriers of utilization of research findings by registered nurses practicing in Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos. Among the specific purpose of the study were to identify common research findings used in the hospital by nurses, barriers of utilization of research findings and strategies to be used for effective utilization of research findings by nurses in the hospital. The adopted design was a descriptive research design. The study was carried...
Abstract Pharmacognostic investigation involving organoleptic evaluation, fluorescent analysis, phytochemical screening and mineral analysis was carried out on the dried powdered leaves of Allophylus africanus used for treating pain, headaches, common cold, Fever and as antibiotics in Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The powdered leaves were light brown in colour with woody odour, bitter taste and gave significant fluorescent derivatives with the reagents 1M NaOH (aq), 1M NaOH(alc.), Ammonia...
ABSTRACT The indiscriminate use of antibiotics has become a global problem with implications for effective therapy of infections and dose resistance. The objective of this study is to determine the profile of antibiotic use at the Regional Hospital Buea. The data used for this study was obtained using a Checklist and the data obtained were analysed with the aid of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and presented in a percentage table. In this study females were higher 83(55.3%), whic...
TABLE OF CONTENTS CERTIFICATION DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT 1.1 AIM OF THE STUDY 1.2 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY 1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1.6 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS 1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW 2.1.2 HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK: 2.1.3 BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE HEALTH & SAFETY...
Abstract Piper guineense (Uziza in Igbo) is a medicinal plant whose leaves are commonly used as spices. This study is to investigate the effects of the ethanolic leaf extracts of P.guineense on the histology of the liver, liver biomarker enzymes of paraquat-induced Thirty (30) adult male Wistar rats weighing between 160g – 200g which was randomly assigned to six Groups (A-F) of 5 rats each. The control Group A was not induced with paraquat, while Groups B, D, E and F we...