This study explored the perspectives of regulators, private healthcare providers and healthcare seekers on the complementary role of private sector providers in the Upper West Region of Ghana. A mixed method approach was adopted. Key informant interviews were conducted with regional and district directors of health services as regulators, and managers of private healthcare facilities as providers, while a semi-structured questionnaire was administered to healthcare seekers. The World Health O...
These study is structurally designed to determine the prevalence and factors responsible for Tramadol Abuse among patients in Federal Neuropsychiatric hospital calabar, Nigeria between 2013 and 2018. It's aimed at determining the sociodemographic characteristics associated with Tramadol abusers and the perceived psychological, and socioeconomic factor responsible for it's abuse as well as preferring recommendations and interventions for curbing the situation.
The macro – and micro - anatomy of the tongue were studied in African pangolins. Eight (8) healthy pangolins, Manis tricuspis, were used in this study. The average body weight and body length were 1449.42 ± 220.15 g, 115.75 ± 6.75 cm respectively. The average tongue weight and length were determined to be 19.75 ± 0.85 g and 66.38 ± 11.92 cm respectively while the relative tongue weight (RTW) and relative tongue length (RTL) were 1.10% and 56.38% respectively. The findings of this work...
The environment of man plays a significant role in the development of man and in determining his health status, no animal or plant has changed the environment as much as man (Mohtadi, 2015). The earth, air, land and water have witnessed man’s devastating activities (Martonas, 2017). In some instances the environment has been altered in a manner that its originality cannot be regained. Today the threat of oil spillage, air pollution, global warming, earthquake, landslides and other natur...
ARTICLE ON THE EFFECT OF BITTER KOLA ON RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ( IN CASES OF TRACT INFECTION , COUGH AND CATARRH BASICALLY) 1)INTRODUCTION 2)DEFINITION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION/ DEFINITION OF CATARRH 3)SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION(CATARRH BASICALLY) 4)EFFECTS IF BITTER KOLA 5)EVALUATION FROM INDIVIDUAL THAT TAKE BITTER KOLA DURING (R.T.I) RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION, COUGH AND CATARRH BASICALLY 6)CONCLUSION
CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTIONTuberculosis is a disease caused by Bacteria called mycobacteriumtuberculosis, the bacteria usually attacked the lung, but Tuberculosis bacteriacan attack any part of body such as kidney, spine, and brain. If not treatedproperly, tuberculosis can be fatal, tuberculosis was once leading cause of deathin the united state, and TB is spread through air from one person to another, thebacteria are put into air when a person with tuberculosis disease of lungs orthroat cou...
Gastric juice is a digestive fluid formed in the stomach and is composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl), potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl). Gastric juice analysis is performed by measuring and assessing the contents of a fasting patient’s stomach for acidity, appearance and volume; results from this test may help evaluate suspected peptic ulcer, severe gastritis, Zollinger-Ellison (Z-E) syndrome, H pylori and gastric cancer. However, X-rays and other studies are recommended fo...
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ABSTRACT The analysis of the problem of solid waste management associated with Port Harcourt Metropolis in developing countries, like Nigeria, have become pronounced in recent years as a result of urbanization and inadequate disposal of waste. This paper examines the current method of waste disposal in Port Harcourt city area of River State,...
This paper attempts to describe the placebo effect and therapy using various tools like the placebo arm, response, effect, therapy, block, psychology and reflex using a mathematical construct in the form of formulae deduced by a common understanding of the anatomy of the placebo process. The applications of the psychology considers the expectation theory and expectations violations theory from which the violation valence can be determined. These on a broad spectrum presents the possible int...
Antenatal care (ANC) is the care a pregnant woman receives during her pregnancy through a series of consultations with trained health care workers such as midwives, nurses, and sometimes a doctor who specializes in pregnancy and birth. According to the WHO (2014), a teenager (adolescent, youth or young person) is a person aged between thirteen (13) and nineteen (19) years. Thus, a person aged between 13 and 19 years and pregnant can be termed as a pregnant teenager, and in every society, teen...
PERCEIVE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE IN TERTIARY INSTITUTION TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Title pagei Certification Pageii Dedicationiii Acknowledgementiv Table of Contentsvi List of Tableix Abstractx CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background of the Study1 Statement of the Problem6 Research Questions7 Research Hypotheses8 Purpose of the Study8 Significance of the Study9 Scope of the Study10 Operational Definition of Terms11 CHAPTER TWO:REVIEW OF RELATED LITERAT...
Chapter One - Introduction Chapter Two - Literature Review Chapter Three - Conclusion and recommendation References
ABSTRACT Purpose of the study This study investigated pregnant women’s awareness of antenatal ultrasound, their knowledge of its benefits, their beliefs on the scan, their expectations from the scan as well as their feelings after the scan so as to uncover the reasons behind underutilisation of antenatal ultrasound at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and Harare hospiatal. Methodology The study was a descriptive cross sectional study of pregnant women visiting antenatal clinics at Harare h...
In a world where streets level are raising exposure to natural sunlight is diminishing, and technology is leading to constant demand of everybody’s attention, it’s no surprise that so many people struggle is get enough sleep. What does it mean to be sleep deprived? What are some of the negative effects of sleep deprivation?