ABSTRACT This study was designed to determine the Occupational Stressors and Coping strategies of nurses in Tertiary Hospitals in Enugu State. The study sought answers to four research objectives and tested seven hypotheses. The population of study consisted of four hundred and twenty-two nurses in tertiary hospitals in Enugu state. They were sampled using stratified proportionate and clustered sampling techniques. Fifty eight (68) question items questionnaire (demographics variables, level ...
ABSTRACT The survey study was conducted on factors influencing the choice of infant feeding options among HIV positive mothers attending health facilities in Ogoja, Cross River State. The purpose was to investigate factors influencing the choice of infant feeding options among HIV positive mothers in Ogoja, Cross River State. Four objectives and four research questions were used to guide the study. Literatures were reviewed. The population for the study was all HIV positive mothers attending...
ABSTRACT Avoidable maternal mortality remains a huge burden more especially in sub-Sahara Africa. Expectant mothers are faced with life threatening complication which a birth preparedness and complication readiness plan helps to actively avoid. When a woman is adequately prepared for normal childbirth and possible complications, she is more likely to access the skilled and prompt care she needs to protect her overall health and possibly save her life and that of her baby. The study assessed ...
Abstract This study has been conducted at Raidan clinic specialist – Aden – Yemen to identify the ultrasound findings regarding changes in urinary tract in Yemeni patients with urinary tract problem. All the patients were examined by using convex probe of frequency 3.5 Megahertz, all examinations were performed in supine position. Data are collected with a record designed to fit the need. Fifty-one cases have been collected during data collection period. Of which (37 males and 14 females...
Abstract This study has been conducted at Raidan clinic specialist – Aden – Yemen to identify the ultrasound findings regarding changes in urinary tract in Yemeni patients with urinary tract problem. All the patients were examined by using convex probe of frequency 3.5 Megahertz, all examinations were performed in supine position. Data are collected with a record designed to fit the need. Fifty-one cases have been collected during data collection period. Of which (37 males and 14 females...
ABSTRACT The benefit of breastfeeding to mother and infant is replete in literature. This study investigated perinatal feeding practices in terms of initiation of breastfeeding, use of colostrum and prelacteal feeds among mothers attending Primary Health Care facilities in Isiuzo LGA. Specifically the objectives were to determine: (i) the timing of breastfeeding initiation among women in Isi-uzo Local Government Area. (ii) what women in Isi-uzo Local Government Area use colostrum for. (i...
ABSTRACT This study was conceived to determine the factors influencing industrial harmony among health care professionals in UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State. The study was specifically aimed at assessing the influence of interdisciplinary collaboration, workplace communication and equitable remuneration among health care professionals on industrial harmony. The study used a descriptive survey design. Non probability purposive sampling was used to select medicine, nursing, pharmacy and med...
ABSTRACT Men involvement in family planning would increase its recognition, acceptance and practice by people especially within the rural communities. This is because in rural communities in Nigeria including Enugu, men are still the gate keepers in our families who control power and major decision making. Some of them decide whether their wives will practice family planning or not and the methods to be adopted. This implies the men seem to have the finally say on the number of children the ...
AB ST R ACT Physico-chcmical analyses of t h e surface waters of the lower reaches of the River Niger were carried out for a per iod of one year ( ~ p r i l1 988 - March 1989) covering both t h e rainy and dry seasons t o e ; t a b l i s h Levels of various pollutants and t o study t h t , contribut ions made by the major t r i b u t a r i e s ~ n udrb an a c t i v i t i e s to the gross pollution level. Cerzain physico-chemical properties such as BOD, COD, o i l and grease, conductiv...
Abstract Diabetes mellitus is a syndrome characteriezed by chronic hyperglycemia and relative insulin deficiency, resistance, or both. Its complication result in major health costs. These include macrovascular disease, leading to coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease and stroke; microvascular damage causing diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy, and contributing to diabetic neuropathy. Haemostatic factors especially hyperfibrinogenemia is implicated as a source of these complic...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the antimicrobial and wound healing properties of leaf extracts and ointment formulations of Spermacoce verticillata Linn (Family: Rubiaceae). Three different solvents: acetone, ethanol and water were used in the extraction of phytochemicals from the leaves of Spermacoce verticillata. The bioactive constituents of acetone, aqueous and ethanol extracts were determined using standard phytochemical analytical methods. The cup plate agar diffusion method was ...
Abstract This is analytical case control study aimed to determine the frequency of blood group and Rhesus factor of patients with cardiovascular disease attended Sudan heart center during the period from February to August 2016. Two hundred patients with different types of cardiovascular disease attend to Sudan Heart Center were enrolled in this study as a case and one hundred subject without cardiovascular disease were taken as control. A questionnaire comprising gender, Type of cardiovascu...
ABSTRACT This study was done in Khartoum North Teaching Hospital in the period first of April 2016 to September 2016 . The study was aprospective cross_ sectional research . The aim of the study to determine which is the better estimator of gestational age in the second trimester between femur length and bi-parietal diameter , The study population consisted of 50 normal pregnant women they were randomly selected in second trimester and Scan by real time ultrasound machine. The data were anal...
ABSTRACT This is a scientific and practical study which was done during September -2015 to march 2016 and was carried out in Sudan-Khartoum state( Khartoum, Omdurman teaching hospitals ). The study discusses the evaluation of U/S Scanning in diagnosing of post menopausal vaginal bleeding . A total of “50” patients were selected randomly; all those patients have age above forty years, have signs of post menopausal vaginal bleeding and referred by physician. All patients were subjected to ...
Abstract Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular parasitic protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii. The disease is distributed worldwide and can affect all warm-blooded vertebrates, including humans. To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in cattle, a cross-sectional study was conducted between June and September 2019 from Sharqelnile and Omdurman localities in Khartoum state, Sudan. Serum samples were collected from cat...