1. AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AS A BIRTH CONTROL METHOD AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Breastfeeding is the process of feeding an infant mother's milk, either through direct nipple-baby mouth contact or by expressed breast milk. Breast milk is classified into two types: colostrum, which is the initial yello...
2. KNOWLEDGE ON CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF ANAEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC
Background of the study
Anaemia describes a situation in which there is a reduction of haemoglobin concentration in the blood of pregnant women to a level below 11g/dl. Anaemia is one of the most common nutritional defi...
3. AN ASSESSMENT OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDER 5 CHILDREN
Background of Study
Infant feeding practices are a significant driver of infant nutritional status, which has an impact on infant morbidity and death. Breastfeeding is one of the most important feeding strategies since it is essential for an infant'...
4. KNOWLEDGE ON CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF ANAEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC
Background of the study
Anaemia describes a situation in which there is a reduction of haemoglobin concentration in the blood of pregnant women to a level below 11g/dl. Anaemia is one of the most common nutritional defi...
5. AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AS A BIRTH CONTROL METHOD AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Breastfeeding is the process of feeding an infant mother's milk, either through direct nipple-baby mouth contact or by expressed breast milk. Breast milk is classified into two types: colostrum, which is the initial yellowish...
6. ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE ON CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF ANAEMIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC
Background of the study
Anaemia describes a situation in which there is a reduction of haemoglobin concentration in the blood of pregnant women to a level below 11g/dl. Anaemia is one of the most common nutritional defi...
7. CULTURAL BELIEFS AND GENDER DYNAMICS OF PMTCT SERVICES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on cultural beliefs and gender dynamics of PMTCT services among pregnant women. To achieve this, three significant research objectives were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling...
8. ANALYSIS ON THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE REGARDING IMMUNIZATION OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN AMONG MOTHERS ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC (ANC) AT MADONNA UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN ELELE, RIVERS STATE
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The global burden constituted by vaccine preventable disease is immense. Worldwide about 2.5 million children die every year from vaccine preventable infectious disease mainly in Africa and Asia among children less than 5 years old. In the year...
9. EFFECT OF MATERNAL LITERACY ON NUTRITIONAL STATUS 0-5 YEARS
Background of the study
The prevalence of chronic malnutrition among under-five children remains persistently high in Nigeria. For example, in the Northern Region of Nigeria, 32.5% of children below five years are stunted, 12.9% wasted, and 21.8% underw...
10. A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF INFANT MORTALITY RATE IN ABIA STATE (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE UMUAHIA FROM 1995 TO 2004)
INTRODUCTION
The federal government has made significant progress in the following fields since Nigeria gained independence in 1960: agriculture, education, industries, health services, banking, among others. The government has worked to guarantee that everyone, especia...
11. ANALYSIS OF BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY
INTRODUCTION
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) is a prevalent health issue among pregnant women (Saidi et al ,2015). Due to a variety of causes including as ureteral dilatation, increased bladder volume, and reduced bladder tone, this normally begins in week 6 and peaks bet...
12. FACTORS INFLUENCING ATTITUDE OF WOMEN TOWARDS ANTENATAL CLINIC IN MADONNA UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ELELE
Background of the Study
Antenatal Care (ANC) is given different meanings by different scholars, among others the meaning that says, “Antenatal Care means care before birth and includes education, counselling, screening and treatment to moni...
13. KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE AND OUTCOME OF IMMUNIZATION OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN AMONG MOTHERS ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Immunization is a process in which a person is protected against or made resistant to an infectious disease, and it often involves the injection of a vaccine. This protection or resistance is delivered to the individual. Vaccines...
14. QUALITY CARE: A TOOL IN ENHANCING PATIENT INFLOW IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Primary health care is often regarded as the most cost-effective method for providing essential health services, such as maternity and infant mortality reduction (Olusegun 2019). According to Hamilton (2018), primary health care...
15. KNOWLEDGE OF THE EFFECT OF REGULAR PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES ON MATERNAL HEALTH AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the knowledge of the effect of regular pelvic floor exercises on maternal health among women of reproductive age in Nigeria using Benue State as a case study. Specifi...
16. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND ADOPTION OF APPROPRIATE FEEDING PRACTICES BY MOTHERS AND ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES OF THEIR CHILDREN IN AGUATA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and adoption of appropriate infant feeding practices of mothers and the anthropometric indices of their children. Three hundred and seventy nine mothers who attended infant wel...
17. DETERMINANTS OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN GENERAL HOSPITAL
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the determinants of maternal mortality in General Hospital Calabar, Cross River.
To carry out the study, four research questions were posed. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The s...
18. EFEECT OF NURSING- BASED INTERVENTION ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING PRACTICE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING TWO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS
Abstract
Exclusive breastfeeding is the practice where a child receives breast milk only from the mother, a wet nurse or expressed breast milk for the first six month of baby life. It is associated with reduction in risk of childhood urinary tract infections, bacterial...
19. FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN’S CHOICE OF PLACE OF DELIVERY IN ASABA LGA, DELTA STATE
ABSTRACT
Although 92% of women receive antenatal care at least once during pregnancy, a suitable place of delivery assists only 44% of mothers during childbirth (KDHS, 2008). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the choice of p...
20. PERCEIVED EXERCISE AND RECREATION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC
Abstract
This study assessed knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards antenatal exercises (ANEx). Methods. The cross-sectional study recruited 189 pregnant women from six selected antenatal clinics in Ile-Ife, South-West, Nigeria. Data were obtained on...
21. THE USE OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the use of traditional medicine in the treatment of malaria among pregnant women in Abraka, Delta State. To achieve this 4 research hypothesis were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampl...
22. FACTORS INFLUENCING UTILIZATION OF PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION (PMTCT) SERVICES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTE-NATAL CLINIC IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR TEACHING HOSPITAL (UCTH)
ABSTRACT
This study sought to assess the factors influence the utilization of PMTCT services among pregnant women in antenatal clinic in University of Calabar Teaching Healthcare (UCTH), Calabar. The specific Objectives of the Study were: to assess the level of knowledg...
23. ABORTION AS A CAUSATIVE FACTOR TO THE INCREASE IN MORTALITY RATE AMONG ADOLESCENT AT AGES 13 to 20
ABSTRACT
This study is on abortion as a causative factor to the increase in mortality rate among adolescent in Plateau State of Nigeria. Four research questions were stated to guide the study, with specific objectives which include: to explain the manifestations of mortality; to determi...
24. ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINICS IN THREE HOSPITALS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy is the significant presence of bacteria in the urine of pregnant women without the clinical symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI). This study was designed to highlight the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in K...
25. MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT BACTERIAL UROPATHOGENS FROM PREGNANT WOMEN IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the commonest infectious diseases of women worldwide, and pregnant women are more predisposed. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of bacterial infecting agents in UTI during pregnancy, to establish their antimicrobial susceptibi...
26. TACKLING COMPLEXITIES IN MATERNAL CARE USING AN E-HEALTH SOLUTION (A CASE STUDY OF DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP AT FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER, YOLA)
ABSTRACT
The rate of maternal mortality in the recent time is so alarming due to weak health systems, poor doctor-patient relationship, and non-existence of e-health management system to efficiently maintain, handle the patient’s record and schedule appointments for pregnant women...
27. ANTENATAL CARE AS THE PREDICATOR OF MORTALITY IN OJO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
Background of the study
The moments immediately after delivery and during birth itself provide the highest danger of death for newborns. The death rate of newborns continues to be a pressing issue and is a significant indication of the health, developme...
28. ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING NUTRITIONAL VALUES OF PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC GENERAL HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
The period of pregnancy is a time that is accompanied with rapid physiological changes from the time of conception until delivery. The demand for adequate nutrition increases during this period so as to maintain metabolism and ti...
29. PERCEPTION OF SEXUAL ACTIVITIES DURING PREGNANCY AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
Sexual activity during pregnancy remains a topic of significa...
