ABSTRACT Hypertension is a global public health problem that is ravaging the active adult workforce of nations especially in low- and middle-income countries such as Ghana. Health care professionals continue to roll out management interventions aimed at controlling blood pressures and improving patients’ well-being. Regular self-monitoring of blood pressure by hypertensive patients is one sure way of improving their health. The practice of self-monitoring in the general population or among ...
ABSTRACT Proviral DNAs are being measured increasingly as a marker of efficacy of highly active retroviral therapy and is accepted for the early diagnosis of perinatal HIV-1 treatments.
ABSTRACT Unintended pregnancy among youths resulting from unprotected sexual activities poses a major challenge to their reproductive health. Use of Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECPs) which are of different brands has been identified to prevent unintended pregnancy. Studies have been carried out on the utilization and effectiveness of ECPs among older women but information on young women’s knowledge and its use will be useful in identifying gaps in knowledge and planning appropriate inte...
ABSTRACT The study attempted to assess the effectiveness of the Community Based Distribution (CBD) programme of low-cost Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health Services. This was established in 1979 by the Fertility Research Unit of the Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan in collaboration with Oyo State Ministry of Health the Pathfinder Fund of Boston; and the Centre for Population and Family, Columbia University both in the United States of -America
ABSTRACT Mucoadhesive drug delivery systems are designed to prolong drug retention, thus offering advantages over conventional dosages through reduced dosage regimen and improved patient compliance. Natural polymers have gained importance over synthetic materials as excipients in such systems because they are less expensive, biocompatible and biodegradable. Entandophragma angolense gum (ENTA) is used in traditional medicine as a febrifuge, but its excipient properties have not been exploited...
ABSTRACT In the course of evaluating the contributions of phytomedicine to possible drug discovery of antimalarial drugs an ethnomedical survey of specialized children traditional clinics was done.
ABSTRACT There remains uncertainty about the impact of HIV on pregnancy outcomes and effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy on fetal development. This study describes obstetric outcomes among HIV positive patients at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. HTV positive patients were identified in the birth register. During the 30retrieval. The mean age of the HTV positive patients was 31.66 years (± 4.66); the mean gestational age at delivery was 38.02 weeks (± 2.75) and the m...
ABSTRACT A prospective cohort study of infants admitted to the special care baby unit University College hospital Ibadan has revealed a 24.5 percent prevalence of patency of the ductus arteriousus among 97 infants who where admitted over a six month period.
ABSTRACT Backgroud: The burden of TB and HIV infection is estimated to be about 512/100,000 and 3,000,000 people respectively. However, accurate data on TB/HIV co-morbidity in different parts of Nigeria were not available due to limited access to HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) by individuals with TB infection. This study was designed to determine the true rate of HIV infection among newly diagnosed TB patients by providing comprehensive HCT services in 43 DOTS centers in Oyo State, Southwe...
ABSTRACT Microbial contamination of indoor air of operating theatres is one of the risk factors for the development of Surgical Site Infections (SSI). Operating theatre environment, including personnel, can become contaminated with microorganisms capable of causing SSI, morbidity, prolong hospitalization of patients or even death. Studies on indoor air quality particularly the air-borne microbes that are associated with SSI have not been adequately investigated. This study was therefore desi...
ABSTRACT Diarrhoeal diseases constitute a major cause of morbidity and mortality among under-five children in Nigeria. The knowledge and use of home therapies to manage diarrhoea using Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) with special reference to Sugar-Salt-Solution (SSS) are on the decline in recent times. However, knowledge and self-efficacy of nursing mothers in Nigerian army barracks relating to the use of ORT have not been fully studied. The study was designed to assess the knowledge of diar...
ABSTRACT A qualitative, community-based study was conducted in the rural community of Ago Are in southwestern Nigeria to learn about indigenous surgical practices and their potential for disease transmission. Community leaders as key informants assisted in identifying two types of indigenous practitioner whose work involved blood contact, whose work was observed. The ol6lil are surgeons who specialize in circumcision and making traditional facial-markings, while the generic term for healer, o...
ABSTRACT Renal blood flow evaluation during malaria illness is rarely done despite the high incidence of kidney injury from malaria and availability of Doppler Ultrasound in malaria endemic areas.
ABSTRACT Viruses are submicroscopic, obligate intracellular parasites that can neither grow nor reproduce outside a living cell. Their survival therefore depends completely on the continued survival of their hosts.
ABSTRACT Objective: Hepatitis B virus infection is common in Nigerians and its diagnosis is necessary for effective treatment and eradication. This study is aimed at highlighting the serological factors jeopardizing the diagnosis and treatment of the infection among Nigerians adults.