ABSTRACT Anxiety is a behavioral trait often described as apprehension about a coming event, and it is normal and appropriate to the situation. Like most biological processes, it exists as a continuum. However, when anxiety becomes excessive around normal events, causing distress and affecting quality of life, it is considered a disorder. Most of the previous studies conducted in Nigeria on mental disorders among the older adults in FCT Abuja, assessed anxiety but did not report on the prev...
ABSTRACT Infertility is a major societal problem with public health importance in developing countries. Infertile couples have few treatment alternatives. Most of the time, the expense of this treatment is not affordable for the average person, and the success rates with these kinds of treatments are low. Child adoption provides an alternative for infertile women to have children. The study investigated the knowledge and attitudes of infertile women towards child adoption as infertility manag...
ABSTRACT A cross sectional descriptive study of visual acuity if post-primary school children in one urban and one rural communities in Owerri were undertaken. A total of 318 children were randomly selected using a multistage sampling procedure. Out of this number, 170 were males while 208 were females representing 45% and 33% respectively of the study group. The result of the study shows that about 21.4% post-primary school pupils have various degrees of subnormal visual acuity. Two thirds...
INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND: Road traffic crashes are a leading cause of death globally, and the main cause of death among those aged 15–29 years (see Figure 1.1), every year the lives of approximately 1.25 million people are cut short as a result of a road traffic crash. Between 20 and 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many incurring a disability as a result of their injury. Road traffic injuries cause considerable economic losses to victims, their families, and to na...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The paper examined the patterns of solid waste management in Enugu metropolis, Nigeria. Wastes are useless, unwanted and discarded materials. Solid waste problem started with urban growth resulted partly from national increase in population, No towns in Nigeria especially the urban and semi-urban centers of high population density can boast of having found a lasting solution to the problem of filth and huge piles of solid waste, rather the problem continues to assume ...
ABSTRACT. The elderly (60 years +) constitute more than 7% of the world population and in Nigeria constitute about 5.2% of the population based on the 2006 population census. The elders apart from being repositories of our culture and tradition also helps in mediation for peace as well as take care of children orphaned by current ravaging diseases including HIV/AIDS. The objective of this study is to assess the challenges faced by the elderly in accessing healthcare using a descriptive cros...
ABSTRACT Background: Malnutrition is a life-threatening condition among HIV positive adults and little is known about its patterns and associated factors in Southwestern Uganda. The aim of the study was to assess malnutrition and associated factors among HIV-positive adults in Bushenyi district, Uganda Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted at three selected hospitals handling HIV patients in Bushenyi district. A total of 253 participants were enrolled in the stud...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Utilization of public health services is an important factor in the effectiveness of national health care and achievement of Health for All. Nigeria’s population is predominantly rural and the health needs of rural areas are numerous. For one to be able to maintain a healthy state, the choice of health care facilities/services and predictors of the choice are important. An individual’s choice of health facilities for healthcare is largely determined by patient-related...
ABSTRACT Introduction In developing countries, most of the municipalities spend large proportions of their budgets on the collection, transport and disposal of solid waste. Their solid waste management is a costly service that consumes between 20% and 50% of their available operational budgets for municipal services. The specific objective of the study is; 1. To assess the social economic factors affecting the community in participation in solid waste management in Walukuba I Masese Divisio...
ABSTRACT Background: Elashabiyaha is one of the largest districts in Lower Shabelle region Somalia who has accommodated one of the most populous Somali IDPs camps. Only 30% of children are immunized against the six major childhood diseases. These are far below the targeted average percentage of 80%. This study was conducted to explore cunent immunization coverage of the children under five years in Elashabiyaha and to assess factors affecting immunization coverage of the child~en under five...
ABSTRACT Bushenyi has persistently registered highest levels of childhood malnutrition in the whole of Uganda despite being referred to as "the food basket" of the country. Malnutrition is a major public health problem of developmental concern with both health and socio-economic consequences. High prevalence is in developing countries which contribute up to 50% of the world's under-five mortality. This study determined the prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among children age...
ABSTRACT Background: Exclusive breast feeding is defined by World Health Organization (WHO) as giving breast milk alone for the first 6 months of life. World Health Organization recommends Mothers to breastfeed babies exclusively in the first six months. Breastfeeding and good nutrition for children are essential for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, particularly the goals relating to child survival. Breastfeeding is known to be the best way to feed infants by providing the psycholo...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Malaria poses public health challenge in endemic African countries. Malaria contributes nearly 20% to low birth weight babies in endemic areas, still births and maternal deaths. Pregnant women are more likely to be anaemic and give birth to low birth weight or stillborn babies with malaria infection during pregnancy. Regular use of insecticide teated nets by pregnant women is a vital intervention in the prevention of malaria among pregnant women in endemic areas. Objec...
ABSTRACT Background Over the past decade, the framework of adolescent-friendly health care has been used to better orient health services to the needs of young people. In fulfilling this worthy aim, the state of this adolescent-focused care and the performance based on client perceptions have to be regularly evaluated. Objective This study seeks to access the satisfaction with the youth friendly sexual and reproductive health services rendered to young people in the Ho, Hohoe and Kpando Mu...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It is estimated that a woman dies every eight minutes somewhere in a developing country as a result of unsafe abortion. Sierra Leone is classified as a category two under the world‟s abortion laws meaning abortion is only permitted when it is performed to protect a woman‟s life and health. It has some of the worst maternal health indicators in subSahara Africa- whilst the regional Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is 647 deaths per 100,000 live births, the country has 8...